The second night of the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago featured not only well-known Democrats like former President Barack Obama, former First Lady Michelle Obama and Doug Emhoff (presidential nominee Kamala Harris' husband), but also, some conservative Republicans who are backing Harris — including Stephanie Grisham (who served as press secretary for the Trump White House as well as former First Lady Melania Trump), Ana Navarro (a GOP strategist known for her scathing Never Trump commentary on CNN and "The View") and Mesa, Arizona Mayor John C. Giles.
During her speech, Grisham laid out some reasons why, despite being a long-time Republican, she turned against GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump and is now supporting Harris.
Journalist Bess Levin, in a Vanity Fair column, takes a look at Republicans who supported former President Trump in the past but are "all in" for Harris this year.
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The "programming" that "probably got the most under" Donald Trump's "extremely thin skin" at the 2024 DNC, Levin argues, was a "video featuring a collection of former supporters who called him out on his lies, untrustworthiness, and lack of morals — and told the world they would not be voting for him in November."
The ex-Trump supporters in that video said things like "We've seen what Donald Trump really is, and it disgusts me to my core" and "I hate the way he disrespects women."
Levin notes that in another video aired at the 2024 DNC, Florida voter Rich Logis explained why he went from being a "full-fledged member of MAGA" and a "MAGA pundit" in the past to being "all in for Kamala Harris" this year.
The Vanity Fair columnist also highlights Grisham's anti-Trump comments.
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Grisham told NBC News, "I never thought I’d be speaking at a Democratic convention. But after seeing firsthand who Donald Trump really is, and the threat he poses to our country, I feel very strongly about speaking out.
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Bess Levin's full Vanity Fair column is available at this link.
