Transcript: Republican Mayor John Giles calls on moderates to put country first, applauds Kamala Harris at DNC

"We all need an adult in the White House and we've seen what happens when we do not have one.... I'm going to ribbon cuttings every single week, because of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.... My hero, John McCain, taught us to put country over party."

Transcript;

Mayor Giles

Please welcome Mesa, Arizona Mayor John Giles.

Good evening. I have a confession to make -- I’m a lifelong republican. So I feel a little out of place today.

But, i feel more at home here than today's republican party. The grand old party has been kidnapped by extremists and evolved into a cult. The cult of Donald Trump.

He does not know the first thing about public service. Like a child, he acts purely out of self-interest.

We all need an adult in the White House and we've seen what happens when we do not have one.

He made a lot of promises: unlimited economic growth, American manufacturing, a secure border, it turns out that Donald Trump was all talk.

He wanted our votes but could not deliver a thing.

These days my city of Mesa is on the move. I'm going to ribbon cuttings every single week, all because Joe Biden and Kamala Harris reached across the aisle. And they delivered for my conservative community and countless more across the country.

My hero, John McCain, taught us to put country over party. That is how Vice President Harris and Governor Walz will lead, too.

I have an urgent message for the majority of Americans who, like me, are in the political middle -- John McCain's republican party is gone, and we do not know a thing of what is left behind.

So let's turn the page, let's put country first. Let's put adults in the room. Thank you.Please welcome mesa, Arizona Mayor John Giles.

Good evening. I have a confession to make -- I’m a lifelong republican. So I feel a little out of place today.

But, i feel more at home here than today's republican party. The grand old party has been kidnapped by extremists and evolved into a cult. The cult of Donald Trump.

He does not know the first thing about public service. Like a child, he acts purely out of self-interest.

We all need an adult in the White House and we've seen what happens when we do not have one.

He made a lot of promises: unlimited economic growth, American manufacturing, a secure border, it turns out that Donald Trump was all talk.

He wanted our votes but could not deliver a thing.

These days my city of Mesa is on the move. I'm going to ribbon cuttings every single week, all because Joe Biden and Kamala Harris reached across the aisle. And they delivered for my conservative community and countless more across the country.

My hero, John McCain, taught us to put country over party. That is how Vice President Harris and Governor Walz will lead, too.

I have an urgent message for the majority of Americans who, like me, are in the political middle -- John McCain's republican party is gone, and we do not know a thing of what is left behind.

So let's turn the page, let's put country first. Let's put adults in the room. Thank you.

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