Colin Powell, who served as President Bush's top diplomat, calls Trump national disgrace in a personal email that was leaked Tuesday.

Joe Manchin Makes a Stand Against A...
Joe Manchin Makes a Stand Against Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Her ‘Recipe For Disaster’

Colin Powell Calls Trump National Disgrace In Hacked Email

Colin Powell Calls Trump National Disgrace

Per BuzzFeed:

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell, a retired four-star general who served under three Republican presidents, slammed GOP nominee Donald Trump as “a national disgrace” and an “international pariah,” according to his personal emails seen by BuzzFeed News.

The remarks came in a June 17, 2016, email to Emily Miller, a journalist who was once Powell’s aide. In that same email Powell also said Trump “is in the process of destroying himself, no need for Dems to attack him. [Speaker of the House] Paul Ryan is calibrating his position again.”

The website DCLeaks.com — which has reported, but not confirmed, ties to Russian intelligence services — obtained Powell’s emails. It may be the latest example of a Russian entity potentially trying to influence the US presidential election — in July, the FBI said it believed Russia was behind the hack of the Democratic National Committee’s internal emails right before they party’s convention.

In an Aug. 21 email from Powell to Miller, he blasted Trump for embarking on a “racist” movement that believes President Obama was not born in the US.

“Yup, the whole birther movement was racist,” Powell wrote. “That’s what the 99% believe. When Trump couldn’t keep that up he said he also wanted to see if the certificate noted that he was a Muslim.”

Powell told BuzzFeed News, “I have no further comment. I’m not denying it.”

“As I have said before, ‘What if he was?’ Muslims are born as Americans everyday,” Powell wrote to his former aide.

These emails are taking everyone down. It also shows that Colin Powell is not afraid to go after anyone. At least not in a private email.

If you liked this story, share it on Facebook.

 

Our Privacy Policy has been updated to support the latest regulations.Click to learn more.×