Topline With Election Day less than six weeks away and polls in many battleground states tightening, a bipartisan group of 489 former national security officials published a signed, open letter Thursday announcing they have endorsed Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. TOPSHOT – Socially distanced attendees are reflected in Democratic presidential candidate Joe … [+] Biden’s sunglasses as he speaks at the Black Economic Summit at Camp North End in Charlotte, North Carolina, on September 23, 2020. (Photo by JIM WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images Key Facts The list of nearly 500 signatories includes retired generals, admirals, senior noncommissioned officers, ambassadors and senior civilian national security leaders. “We are former public servants who have devoted our careers, and in many cases, risked our lives, for the United States. We are Republicans, Democrats and Independents. We love our country,” the letter reads. “Unfortunately, we also fear for it.” The letter is signed by 22 retired four-star military officers (including Navy Adm. Samuel Locklear and Adm. Harry Ulrich), as well as retired Air Force Gen. Paul Selva, who served as vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs under President Donald Trump until stepping down in 20… Click below to read the full story from Forbes
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