Former Vice President Joe BidenJoe BidenHillicon Valley: Biden calls on Facebook to change political speech rules | Dems demand hearings after Georgia election chaos | Microsoft stops selling facial recognition tech to police Trump finalizing executive order calling on police to use ‘force with compassion’ The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden campaign goes on offensive against Facebook MORE’s presidential campaign on Tuesday rolled out endorsements from 133 former foreign policy officials, attempting to bolster his credentials in the Democratic primary.
“No member of Congress was more helpful and more knowledgeable about foreign and defense policy than Joe Biden,” former Under Secretary of State Nick Burns, who served in the Clinton and George W. Bush administrations, says in the release.
ADVERTISEMENT
“Joe Biden has the experience in the White House and Senate to keep us safe and to lead us towards a more positive and peaceful future,” he added.
The signatories include a number of names who served in the Obama administration with Biden.
Click Here: Fjallraven Kanken Art Spring Landscape Backpacks
Other bold-faced names included former Obama national security adviser Tom Donilon, former homeland security and counterterrorism adviser Lisa Monaco and former CIA Deputy Director Avril Haines.
The campaign touted the list as spanning seven administrations and including officials from the military and foreign service. It said the list included 77 ambassadors.
The Biden campaign also sought to contrast Biden’s record with President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE’s.
“The size and breadth of today’s cohort of endorsers highlight both the extreme threat that Donald Trump poses to our nation and our world, and the widespread belief among those who’ve devoted their lives to keeping America safe that Biden is the candidate best prepared to step in as commander in chief, restore our global standing, and once again put Americans’ security ahead of politics,” the release reads.
Before becoming vice president, Biden served 34 years on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, with 12 years as the chair or ranking member.
The campaign also released an ad in Iowa that highlights the country is “in crisis” with Trump leading foreign policy.