Many Republicans don’t support Trump
One might get the impression from our media that the vast majority of Republicans support Trump as President. In fact, there are many, including 2 former U.S. Presidents, who have spoken out either against Trump being President, or against his key policies such as climate change denial or wall building.
The list of names for each category can be found using the links shown below. They total Republicans.
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- Adam Kinzinger - House of Representatives (Illinois)
- Ann Wagner - House of Representatives (Missouri)
- Barbara Comstock - House of Representatives (Virginia)
- Ben Sasse -Senator from Nebraska
- Bill Clinger - Former House of Representatives ( Pennsylvania)
- Bill Cohen - Former Senator (Maine)
- Bob Dold - House of Representatives (Illinois)
- Bob Inglis - Former House of Representative (South Carolina)
- Carlos Curbelo - House of Representatives (Florida)
- Charlie Dent - House of Representative (Pennsylvania)
- Chris Shays - Former House of Representatives (Connecticut)
- Claudine Schneider - Former House of Representatives (Rhode Island)
- Cory Gardner - Senator from Colorado
- Cresent Hardy - House of Representatives ( Nevada)
- David Jolly - House of Representatives (Florida)
- David Valadao - House of Representatives (California)
- Dan Sullivan - Senator from Alaska
- Dean Heller - Senator from Nevada
- Edward Weber - Former House of Representatives (Ohio)
- Erik Paulsen - House of Representatives (Minnesota)
- Frank LoBiondo - House of Representatives (New Jersey)
- Fred Upton - House of Representatives (Michigan)
- George H.Bush- Former U.S. President
- George W. Bush-Former U.S. President
- Gordon J. Humphrey - Former Senator from New Hampshire
- G. William Whitehurst - Former House of Representatives (Virginia)
- Illeana Ros Lehtinen- House of Representatives (Florida)
- Jack Buechner - Former House of Representatives (Missouri)
- Jaime Herrera Beutler- House of Representatives (Washington)
- J.C. Watts - Former House of Representatives (Oklahoma).
- Jeff Flake - Senator from Arizona
- Jeff Fortenberry - House of Representatives (Nebraska)
- Jim Kolbe - Former House of Representatives (Arizona)
- Jim Leach - Former House of Representatives (Iowa)
- Joe Scarborough - Former House of Representatives (Florida)
- John Katko - House of Representatives (New York)
- John McCain (late Senator)
- Jon Porter - Former House of Representatives (Illinois)
- John Warner - Former Senator from Virginia
- Justin Amash -House of Representatives (Michigan)
- Kay Granger - House of Representatives (Texas)
- Kelly Ayotte - Senator from New Hampshire
- Lindsey Graham - Senator from South Carolina
- Lisa Murkowski - Senator from Alaska
- Mark Kirk - Senator from Illinois
- Mark Souder - Former House of Representatives (Indiana)
- Martha Roby - House of Representatives (Alabama)
- Mel Martinez - Former Senator from Florida, Former U.S. Secretary of Housing Urban Development, and Former General Chair of Republican National Committee.
- Mia Love - House of Representatives (Utah)
- Mike Coffman - House of Representatives (Colorado)
- Mike Lee - Senator from Utah
- Mike Parker - Former House of Representatives (Mississippi)
- Mike Simpson - House of Representatives (Idaho)
- Mitt Romney - Senator from Utah ,Former Governor of Massachusetts
- Norm Coleman - Former Senator from Minnesota
- Pat Meehan - House of Representatives (Pennsylvania)
- Pete Mc Closkey - Former House of Representatives (California)
- Ray LaHood - Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation and Former U.S. Representative from Illinois.
- Reid Ribble - House of Representatives ( Wisconsin)
- Richard L. Hanna - House of Representatives (New York)
- Rodney Davis - House of Representatives (Illinois)
- Ross Spano - House of Representatives (Florida)
- Scott Rigell - House of Representatives (Virginia)
- Slade Gorton - Former Senator from Washington
- Sherwood Boehlert - Former House of Representatives (New York)
- Steve Bartlett - Former House of Representatives (Texas)
- Steve Knight - House of Representatives (California)
- Steve Kuykendall - Former House of Representatives (California)
- Susan Collins - Senator from Maine
- Tom Campbell - Former House of Representatives (California)
- Tom Petri - Former House of Representatives (Wisconsin)
- Tom Rooney - House of Representatives (Florida)
- Vin Weber - Former House of Representatives (Minnesota)
- Will Hurd - House of Representatives (Texas)
- Aimee Winder Newton - Member of the Salt Lake County Council
- Arne Carlson - Former Governor of Minnesota
- Arnold Schwarzenegger- Former Governor of California
- Betty Montgomery - Attorney General of Ohio
- Bill Haslam - Governor of Tennessee
- Bob Brown - Former Secretary of State of Montana
- Brian Calley - Lieutenant Governor of Michigan
- Brian Lees - Former State Senator of Massachusetts
- Brian Sandolva - Governor of Nevada
- Bruce Rauner - Governor of Illinois
- Carlos A. Gimenez - Mayor of Miami- Dade County
- Chad Mayes - California State Assembly Minority Leader
- Charisse Millet - Alaska State Representative
- Charlie Baker - Governor of Massachusetts
- Danny Jones - Mayor of Charleston West Virginia
- David Johnson - Iowa State Senator
- Dennis Daugaurd - Governor of South Dakota
- Gary Herbert - Governor of Utah
- George Pataki - Governor of New York
- Greg Bell - Former Lieutenant Governor of Utah
- Jack Ciattarelli - New Jersey State Representative
- Jack McGregor - Former Pennsylvania State Senator
- Jeb Bush - Governor of Florida
- Jim Durkin - Illinois House Republican
- Joel Giambra - Former Erie County Executive
- John Kasich - Governor of Ohio
- Jon Huntsman Jr. - Former Governor Utah
- Kay. A Orr - Former Governor of Nebraska
- Kim Guadagno -Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey
- Kurt Daudt - Minnesota State Representative
- Larry Hogan - Governor of Maryland
- Lois Sherman Hagarty - Former Penn State Representative
- Marc Racicot - Former Governor of Montana
- Matt Higgins - Former Press Secretary for New York City
- Meghan O’Sullivan- Deputy National Security Advisor for Iraq and Afghanistan under George W. Bus
- Michael Balboni - former New York State Senator
- Mark B. Madsen - Member of the Utah State Senate
- Neal Collins - South Carolina State Representative
- Paul Anderosn - Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court
- Phil Scott - Governor of Vermont
- Rick Snyder - Governor of Michigan
- Robert J. Bentley -Governor of Alabama
- Rocky Chavez - California State Representative
- Sam Reed - Former Secretary of State of Washington
- Spencer Cox -Lieutenant Governor of Utah
- Susana Martinez - Governor of New Mexico
- Tomas Regalado - Mayor of Miami
- Tim Pawlenty - Former Governor of Minnesota
- Will Weatherford - Florida State Representative
- William Milliken - Former Governor of Michigan
- Aaron Friedberg-Former National Security official
- A. Linwood Holton Jr. Virginia - Former Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs
- Alberto J. Mora-Former Defense Department official
- Andrew Natsiol-Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development
- Betty Tamposi-Former State Department official
- Bill Kristol - Chief of Staff to the Vice President
- Brent Scowcroft - Former National Security advisor, Former Chair of the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board.
- Carla Anderson Hills - Former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Also Former U.S. Trade Representative.
- Carlos Gutierrez - Former U.S. Secretary of Commerce
- Charles Fried- U.S. Solicitor General
- Chester Crocker-Former Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Under President Reagan
- Carlos Gutierrez - Former U.S. Secretary of Commerce
- Dan Webb-Former U.S. Attorney
- Daniel F. Runde- Director of Global Development Alliance
- David F. Gordon -Former State Department Official
- David A. Gross-Former State Department Official
- David J. Kramer-Former State Department Official
- David Shedd-Former National Security Official
- Deborah Loewer-Former National Security Official
- Donal B. Ayer - U.S. Deputy Attorney General
- Don Beacon-Former Defense Department Official
- Donald Gregg - Former U.S. Ambassador to South Korea
- Doug Feith -Former Defense Department Official
- Dov Zakheim-Former Defense Department Official
- Elliot A. Cohen-Former State Department Official
- Eric Edelman-Former Defense Department Official
- Evan McMullin-Former National Security Official
- Frances Townsend-Former National Security Official
- Frank Lavin-Former State Department Official
- Fred T. Goldberg- Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
- Gale Pollock-Former Defense Department Official
- Gary Edison-Former National Security Official
- Gary Schmitt-Former National Security official
- George P. Shultz - Former U.S. Secretary of Labor, Former Director of Office management and Budget, Former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury
- Greg Garcia-Former National Security Official
- Greg Mankiw - Former Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers
- Henry Paulson - U.S. Secretary of the Treasury
- James K Glassman-Former Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs
- James Jeffrey -Unites States Special Representative for Syria Engagement and Global Coalition to Defeat ISIL
- Jendayi Frazer-Former State Department official
- Jim Cicconi- White House Staff Secretary
- John B Bellinger- Former State Department official
- John McKay- Former U.S. attorney
- John Negroponte - Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Director of National Intelligence, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State
- John Osborn-Former State Department Official
- Kalev Sepp-Former Defense Department Official
- Ken Adelman-Former National Security Official
- Kenneth Wainstein-Former National Security Official
- Kori Schake-Former National Security Official
- Kristen Silverberg-Former State Department Official
- Larry D. Thompson- U.S. Deputy Attorney General
- Lezlee Westine- Director of Public Liaison
- Linda Chavez-Director of the Office of Public Liaison
- Louis Wade Sullivan - Former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services.
- Mathew Waxman-Former Defense Department Official
- Mark Everson - Commissioner of Internal Revenue
- Martha Rainville-Former Defense Department Officia
- Mary Beth Long-Former Defense Department Official
- Michael Chertoff - Secretary of Homeland Security .
- Michael B. Donley-Former Defense Department Official
- Michael Green-Former National Security Official
- Michael Hayden-Former National Security Official
- Michael Mukasey - Former U.S. Attorney General
- Michael Rubin-Former Defense Department Official
- Mike Baker-Former National Security Official
- Paul Haenle-Former National Security Official
- Paul K. Charlton- U.S. Attorney
- Paul D. MIller-Former National Security Official
- Paul K. Charlton- U.S. Attorney
- Paul Wolfowtiz - Former President of World Bank, Former U.S. Secretary of Defense
- Peter Wehner- Director of the Office of Strategic Initiatives
- Peter Zeidenberg- Assistant U.S. Attorney
- Peter Feaver-Former National Security Official
- Peter Teeley-Former State Department Official
- Philip D. Brady- White House Staff Secretary
- Philip Zelikow-Former State Department Official
- Reuben Jeffery 3 - Former State Department Official
- Richard Armitage- Former State Department Official
- Richard Falkenrath-Former National Security Official
- R. Nichlas Burns- Former State Department Official
- Richard Miles-Former State Department Official
- Rob Portman - Ohio U.S. Trade Representative, and The Office of Management and Budget
- Robert Blackwill- Former State Department Official
- Robert Hastings-Former Defense Department Official
- Robert Joseph- Former State Department Official
- Robert McCallum-Former State Department Official
- Robert Tuttle-Former State Department Official
- Robert Zoellick - Former President of the World Bank Group, for U.S. Trade Representative, Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State
- Roger Noriega-Former State Department Official
- Rosario Marin- Treasurer of the U.S.
- Scott Evertz- Director of National AIDS Policy
- Seth Cropseyp-Former Defense Department Official
- Shirin R. Tahir Kheli-Former State Department Official
- Stephen D. Krasner-Former State Department Official
- Stephen Slick-Former National Security Official
- Theodore Kassinger-U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce
- Thomas Mallon- Deputy Chairman of of the National Endowment of the Humanities
- Tim Kane-Former Defense Department Official
- Tom Donnelly-Former National Security Official
- Tom Ridge - Former US Director of Homeland Security, Former Homeland Advisor, Former Governor of Pennsylvania
- Tony Fratto- Deputy White House Press Secretary
- William Howard Taft IV - Former State Department Official
- William Ruckelshaus - Former Head of the Environmental Protection Agency
- A. J. Spiker - Chair of the Iowa Republican Party
- Al Cardenas- Former Chair of the Republican Party of Florida
- Beau Correll - Attorney, Political Activist
- Beverly LaHaye - Activist and Founder of Concerned Women for America
- Brent Bozell - Activist and Writer
- Charles Krauthammer - Columnist
- Christine Caine - Evangelical Author
- Chuck Robbins - CEO of Cisco Systems,
- Carly Fiorina - Former CEO of Hewlett-Packard
- Daniel Akerson - Former Chairman and CEO of General Motors
- Daniel W. Drezner - Professor of International Politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
- Darryl Glenn - 2016 nominee
- David A. French - Author and Journalist
- David Brooks - Columnist
- David Harsanyi - Columnist
- George F. Will - Columnist
- Harry E. Sloan - Former CEO of MGM
- Jack Welch - Former CEO of General Electric
- James C. Langdon Jr. -Former National Security Official
- James Murren - Chairman and CEO of MGM Resorts International
- Jeffrey Gedmin -Author
- Jimmy LaSalvia - Co-Founder of GOProud
- John Weaver - Strategist
- Joshua Claybourn - Attorney, Author, Former Convention Delegate
- Juan Hernandez - Political Consultant, Co-Founder of Hispanic Republicans of Texas
- Lionel Sosa - Political Consultant
- Mac Stipanovich - Strategist and Lobbyist
- Marc Andreessen -Co-Founder Netscape, Founder of Andreessen Horowitz Margaret Hoover - Consultant and Commentator
- Marjorie Dannenfelser - President of the Influential Anti-Abortion Group the Susan B. Anthony List.
- Mark Salter - Chief Aide to John McCain
- ary R. Habeck - Professor of Strategic Studies
- Matt KIbbe - Libertarian Ideals Advocate
- Max Boot - Author
- Meg Whitman - Former CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprises
- Michael Austin - Resident Scholar and Director of Japanese Studies at the American Enterprise Institute
- Michael Berry - Radio Host
- Michael Gerson -Columnist and Speechwriter or George W. Bush
- Michael Graham - Radio Host
- Mike Fernandez - Founder of MBF Healthcare Partners
- Mike Murphy - Political Consultant and Commentator
- Mindy Finn - Political Consultant
- Mona Charen - Columnist and Author
- Niall Ferguson - Professor of History at Stanford
- Patrick Chovanec - Economist
- Patrick Ruffini - Political Strategist
- Paul Singer - Founder and CEO of Cisco Systems,
- Peggy Noonan -Columnist for the Wall Street Journal
- Quin Hillyer - Columnist
- Randy Scheunermann, National Security and Foreign Political Advisor
- Richard Epstein - Legal Scholar
- Rick Wilson - Political Consultant and Former Republican Strategist
- Robert Kagan - Former Foreign Policy Advisor and Speechwriter,
- Robert P. George - Academic
- Ross Douthat - Columnist
- Sarah Longwell- Political Advisor
- Seth Klaman- Founder of MBF Healthcare Partners
- Steve Baer - Former President, United Republican Fund of Illinois
- Steve Schmidt - Campaign Strategist
- Steven G. Calabresi - Legal Scholar and Co-Founder of the Federalist Society
- Stuart Stevens - Political Consultant and Strategist
- William F. B O’Reilly - Political Strategist, Conservative Columnist
- Chris Gagin - Legal Advisor Republican Group Rule of Law
- Chris Truax -Legal Advisor Republican Group Rule of Law
- David B. Waller-Legal Advisor Republican Group Rule of Law
- George Conway- Founding Member of Checks & Balances, a Group of Conservative and Libertarian Lawyers Organized to Defend the Rule of Law.
- .Rodman Steele - Legal Advisor Republican Group Rule of Law
- Jennifer Horn -Communications Strategist and Former Chairman of the NH Republican Party
- John Weaver - National Political Strategist.
- Mike Madrid - Republican Strategist and Former Political Director of the California Republican Party.
- Peter Rusthoven - Legal advisor Republican Group Rule of Law
- Phil Heimlich - Legal Advisor Republican Group Rule of Law
- Reed Galen- Independent Political Strategist
- Rick Hall - Legal Advisor Republican Group Rule of Law
- Rick Wilson - Long time Republican Media Consultant and Author of the New York Times Bestselling Book, Everything Trump Touches Dies
- Ron Steslow - Brand and Marketing Strategist and Independent Political Consultant
- Slade Gorton - Legal advisor Republican Group Rule of Law
- Stanley A Twardy -Legal Advisor Republican Group Rule of Law
- Steve Schmidt - National Political Strategist.
- Wendell Wilkie II -Legal advisor Republican Group Rule of Law