Its not just prominent party loyalists taking center stage atthis years Democratic National Convention.
Republican defectors who have publicly disavowed former President Donald Trump are also taking the stage in Chicago.
Grisham spoke of her disaffection with the former president, noting that she was one of his closest advisers.
Former White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham at the DNC in Chicago, on Aug. 20, 2024.CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images
The Trump family became my family.
I spent Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years all at Mar-a-Lago, Grisham recalled.
I saw him when the cameras were off behind closed doors.
Trump mocks his supporters, he calls them basement dwellers.
Say it enough, and people will believe you.
But it does matter.
What you say matters and what you dont say matters, Grisham added.
She replied with one word: no.
I became the first senior staffer to resign that day.
Grisham is not the only prominent Republican figure addressing the convention.
Im voting for Kamala Harris because shell make us proud to be Americans, Sweetser added.
I believe our leaders should bring out the best in us.
The prominent conservative legal scholar, who was appointed under George H.W.
Democrats want to make clear at the convention that there are plenty of other Republicans who feel similarly.
