Before Vice President Kamala Harris took the stage for her big moment at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday, the lineup was peppered with some unlikely speakers: a bevy of Republicans, including some who worked in former President Donald Trump’s administration.
Many said they don’t agree with Harris on everything, but that they’re choosing a candidate who at least knows right from wrong. Several shared their journey from diehard Trump supporter to DNC speaker, pleading with Americans not to vote for him.
Here’s what they all had to say.
Stephanie Grisham
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Former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham, who never held a press conference while working for Trump, told the DNC crowd that unlike her boss, she “never wanted to stand at that podium and lie.”
“Now here I am behind a podium advocating for a Democrat, and that’s because I love my…