An open letter signed by 50 Republican national security experts warned that party nominee Donald Trump “would be the most reckless president” in US history.
The group – which includes the former CIA director Michael Hayden – said Mr Trump “lacks the character, values and experience” to be president.
“None of us will vote for Donald Trump,” the letter states.
The candidate has questioned the whether US should honour its commitments to Nato, endorsed the use of torture and suggested that South Korea and Japan should arm themselves with nuclear weapons.
“He weakens US moral authority as the leader of the free world,” the letter read.
“He appears to lack basic knowledge about and belief in the US Constitution, US laws, and US institutions, including religious tolerance, freedom of the press, and an independent judiciary.”
Also among those who signed the letter was John Negroponte, the first director of national intelligence and later deputy secretary of state; Robert B Zoellick, who was also a former deputy secretary of state and former president of the World Bank; and two former secretaries of homeland security, Tom Ridge and Michael Chertoff.
Source: BBC NEWS
