John Giles, the Republican Mayor of Mesa, Arizona, wrote an OpEd today for the Arizona Republic stating the reasons why he is endorsing Kamala Harris for President. Mesa is the 3rd largest city in Arizona, and the Arizona Republic is the largest newspaper by circulation in the crucial battleground state.
Giles listed the following reasons why he can’t support Donald Trump:
1. He refused to accept the outcome of the 2020 election, and continues to do so.
2. He continues to trash the American legal system to delegitimize it.
3. He orchestrated the “fake elector” scheme in Arizona.
4. He orchestrated the sham “audit” of the election by the Arizona Senate and Cyber Ninjas.
5. He blocked the bipartisan border bill negotiated in the Senate.
6. He treated Infrastructure Week like a joke when cities like his badly needed it.
7. He is a convicted felon and threat to the nation.
8. He has threatened to abandoned NATO.
9. He has eroded public confidence in our institutions.
10. His advisors and associates drafted Project 2025, which is a threat to our freedoms.
11. He is crude and vulgar.
Giles then listed the reasons why he isn’t just anti-Trump, he is also pro-Harris:
1. The Administration delivered on their promise with infrastructure funding for the Phoenix-Mesa Airport, and made technological investments in the transportation sector.
2. Thousands of new jobs are being created in Arizona with the CHIPS Act.
3. She has taken a strong stand against gun violence.
4. She has taken a strong stand for women’s rights which are under assault from MAGA Republicans.
Giles then concluded with the following:
“We can choose a future for our children and grandchildren based on decency, respect and morality — or succumb to the crudeness and vulgarity of Trump and J.D. Vance and the far-right agenda they would champion.
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