'Vote for the adult in the room': Republican makes the case for Kamala Harris

The Republican mayor of Mesa, Arizona, made the case Monday for why other Republicans should back Vice President Kamala Harris's bid for the White House.

During a speech introducing himself as the co-chairman of Arizona Republicans for Harris, John Giles spoke in blunt terms about former President Donald Trump, whom his party nominated last month for the presidency for the third time.

"I think the time has come for us as Arizona Republicans to admit the obvious and to start saying the quiet part out loud," Giles said. "Our party's nominee is not qualified for office and... we need to vote for the adult in the room, and that is Kamala Harris."

Former Republican Arizona State Rep. Robin Shaw, another co-chair of Arizona Republicans for Harris, also made the case for the vice president and emphasized "character matters."

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Giles first endorsed Harris late last month in an editorial for the Arizona Republic in which he attacked Trump and praised the Biden-Harris administration for making investments that created jobs in the state.

"Trump poses a serious threat to our nation," Giles argued in the editorial. "We can’t have a felon representing us on the national stage, let alone one who would threaten to abandon NATO and ruin our standing abroad. We are in a moment that only happens once every few generations, when we have to defend democracy, and stand up for the right to vote and our civil rights."

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