GOP Wisconsin Mayor TURNS AGAINST Trump on LIVE TV
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Why did the Republican mayor of Waukesha publicly endorse Kamala Harris?
This is a very big deal, folks. The mayor of the Republican stronghold city of Waukeshaw, Wisconsin. Population about 71, 72,000 people just came out and made it clear that he will be endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris. He represents a Republican area in Wisconsin. And again, the margins to win in Wisconsin are pretty. Pretty small. So this city of 70,000 people, their mayor saying vote for Kampala Harris. Watch this. Fox 6 has the exclusive. They did some great reporting here. Here, play this clip.
Says tonight he's voting for Kamala Harris for president. Sean Riley tells our Jason Calvi why he's not voting Republican this year and why he feels the need to make that known.
It's a Republican city in Wisconsin's largest Republican county. It's difficult. I mean it the easy thing to do is to just not say anything. Waukeshaw Mayor Sean Riley grew up Republican and voted that way for most of his adult life. I also feel just in my heart that this is something that uh I need to come out and say. Saying something that might upset the people who put him in office. I am Uh going to be voting for Vice President uh Harris to become our next president? Riley tells me he voted third party in twenty sixteen, voted for President Joe Biden in twenty twenty, but kept that to himself. For other offices, he says he votes Republican more often than not. Now this Red City mayor is publicly endorsing blue for president.
I am terrified.
terrified of Donald Trump becoming their next president for all the reasons I've I've indicated. Um he is he he's he's already been impeached twice, he's been convicted of felonies. Um and this is not what the United States needs.
You know, the uh mayor who you just saw right there, um, mayor Sean Riley, uh most of his life he was a Republican, now identifies independent, but is a mayor of that Republican area of seventy one, seventy two thousand people or so. You you hear him right there. What that reminded me of as well, the Republican mayor of Mesa, Arizona, John Giles. It also represents a big Mormon community out there in Mesa, one of the most conservative areas in Arizona.
How are other Republican mayors like John Giles joining the anti‑Trump movement?
I've been to Mesa, Arizona, know the area very well. And Mayor John Giles is like: look, it's about decency, this is about character. And I just want you to see the theme here in these swing states like Arizona. Wisconsin, where these Republican mayors are telling people they're supporting Vice President Kamo Harris. Like this, watch this.
So yeah, John McCain, I uh I worked as an intern in John McCain's office and I've always uh he's always been a hero of mine. And so I I feel privileged to be able to continue that message of country over party. And it's a a message that has never been more necessary than right now. Uh this is a a a pivotal time in our country and and people like me kinda feel like we're politically homeless. You know, we we uh we We've traditionally have been Republicans, we've traditionally been in in the in the center of our of our country politically. Uh but uh we're getting a lot of disinformation right now. So I think it's important that people like me give Republicans and and people in the center politically permission to do the right thing, which is to support the vice president.
Yeah. And here was the recent speech that uh Mayor Giles, Republican Arizona mayor, uh gave as well at a Governor Walls rally. Play this clip.
Thank you. Thank you. Uh I I am the very proud mayor of Mesa, Arizona, but I Thank you. Thank you. But I I I have to say I feel maybe a little out of place today. Uh Partly partly because we're in beautiful Glendale. Okay, there's that. But as you may know, I'm a lifelong Republican. All right. No, I have Thank thank you for your warm response. I have to tell you that I can I do not recognize my party. It has been
The Republican Party has been taken over by extremists that are committed to forcing people in the center of the political spectrum out of the party.
What reasons do former Trump voters give for abandoning the GOP in 2024?
So I I have something to say to those of us who are in the political middle. Um You don't owe a damn thing to that political party.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Why did the Republican mayor of Waukesha publicly endorse Kamala Harris?
0:00–2:23
2
How are other Republican mayors like John Giles joining the anti‑Trump movement?
2:23–4:45
3
What reasons do former Trump voters give for abandoning the GOP in 2024?
4:45–7:45
4
How do former Trump supporters describe his criminal record and dictatorial tendencies?
7:45–9:36
5
Why do military veterans warn that Trump’s leadership would endanger national defense?
9:36–12:10
6
What impact could a Trump presidency have on U.S. democracy and the Constitution?
12:10–14:27
7
How do everyday voters explain the appeal of Kamala Harris over a second Trump term?
14:27–16:24
8
What call to action does the host give listeners at the end of the episode?
16:24–18:41
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