All posts tagged "John Giles"

A Republican mayor joined a few other Republicans on Tuesday night in supporting Kamala Harris for president, and in doing so, accused his party of being "kidnapped" by extremists — and of turning into a cult.

John Giles, the Republican mayor of Mesa, once again gave a rousing speech to Democrats denouncing his longtime party's direction under the MAGA leader.

Giles joked to the crowd that he's a "lifelong Republican" and felt "a little out of place" at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. ...

Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign rally in Arizona on Friday featured one particularly notable speaker: John Giles, the Republican mayor of Mesa, who gave a rousing speech denouncing his longtime party's direction under former President Donald Trump.

At Harris' rally in Glendale, Giles urged moderates to follow his lead — and back the Democratic ticket.

"I do not recognize my party," said Giles. "I have something to say to those of us who are in the middle: You don’t owe a damn thing to that party. You don’t owe anything to a party that is out of touch and hell-bent on taking us backward. And by all means, you owe no loyalty to a candidate who is morally and ethically bankrupt."...

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."...