Over 700 national security officials endorse Harris for presidency of US - Axios

As noted, in a joint letter from national security and military personnel, they state that Harris "defends America's democratic ideals," while former President Donald Trump "endangers" them."

A few days earlier, over 100 Republican leaders in the field of national security endorsed Harris, including nine officials who had worked in Trump's White House.

Several polls show Harris leading Trump. Specifically, according to a Sunday poll by NBC News, the Democrat leads the Republican nationally with 49% to 44%.

Additionally, a Washington Post poll shows that Harris has a slight advantage in four "battleground" states.

In the letter, Trump is criticized for praising "adversarial dictators," including China's Xi Jinping, North Korea's Kim Jong Un, and Russia's Vladimir Putin, as well as terrorist leaders from Hezbollah, while simultaneously disgracing the US.

The statement says that Trump threatens the US. democratic system by calling for the "termination" of certain parts of the US Constitution, and "his comments about potentially being a dictator for a day were not reassuring."

"First, we believe America's national security requires a serious and capable Commander-in-Chief. Second, we believe American democracy is invaluable. Each generation has a responsibility to defend it. That is why we, the undersigned, proudly endorse Kamala Harris to be the next President of the United States" the letter states.

US election

As a reminder, the US presidential election will take place on November 5. The main contenders for the presidency are Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.

On September 10, they participated in a debate, in which, according to a CNN poll, the current US Vice President Kamala Harris emerged victorious.

Following this, Trump was offered another round of debates, but he declined.