'Temperament and values': George Bush-era general backs Kamala Harris over Trump

Another high-ranking former military official has endorsed Kamala Harris over former president Donald Trump.

Retired U.S. Army general Stanley McChrystal, who served as Joint Special Operations Command under George W. Bush from 2003 to 2008, became the 10th retired top military official to back the vice president, along with hundreds of top national security officials, in an op-ed published by the New York Times.

"I find it easy to be attracted to, or repelled by, proposals on taxes, education and countless other issues," McChrystal wrote. "But I believe that events and geopolitical and economic forces will, like strong tides, move policymakers where they ultimately must go. In practice, few administrations travel the course they campaigned on. Circumstances change. Our president, therefore, must be more than a policymaker or a malleable reflection of the public’s passions. She or he must lead — and that takes character."

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"Character is the ultimate measure of leadership for those who seek the highest office in our land," he added.

Harris and Trump have each served at the highest levels of government, McChrystal argued, so neither of them are unknown to voters.

"I’ve thought deeply about my choice and considered what I’ve seen and heard and what I owe my three granddaughters," the retired general wrote. "I’ve concluded that it isn’t political slogans or cultural tribalism; it is the best president my vote might help select. So I have cast my vote for character, and that vote is for Vice President Kamala Harris."

"Ms. Harris has the strength, the temperament and, importantly, the values to serve as commander in chief," McChrystal added. "When she sits down with world leaders like President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, representing the United States on the global stage, I have no doubt that she is working in our national interest, not her own."