Colin Powell: “I Certainly Cannot, In Any Way, Support President Trump This Year.”

By News & Guts

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell is speaking out against Donald Trump today. Appearing on State of the Union, the Republican told Jake Tapper, “the President has drifted away” from the Constitution.

“We have a Constitution and we have to follow that Constitution and the President has drifted away from it,” Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell says he agrees with fellow former generals who have condemned President Trump’s actions against protesters. #CNNSOTU pic.twitter.com/Uni950ct8i

— State of the Union (@CNNSotu) June 7, 2020

The former Secretary of State under George W. Bush added that Trump “lies about things,” and he pledged to vote for Joe Biden.

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell says he will be voting for former Vice President Joe Biden. “I certainly cannot, in any way, support President Trump this year.” #CNNSOTU pic.twitter.com/jmiUfDPhl1

— State of the Union (@CNNSotu) June 7, 2020

Powell, a retired four-star general, is the latest respected member of the military to rebuke Trump. Predictably, Trump attacked Powell on Twitter shortly after the interview aired on CNN.

Colin Powell, a real stiff who was very responsible for getting us into the disastrous Middle East Wars, just announced he will be voting for another stiff, Sleepy Joe Biden. Didn’t Powell say that Iraq had “weapons of mass destruction?” They didn’t, but off we went to WAR!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 7, 2020