Rudy Giuliani's daughter issues warning in Harris vs. Trump race

The daughter of Trump ally Rudy Giuliani is urging Americans to not elect the former president to another term.

Caroline Rose Giuliani, the daughter of the former New York City mayor, wrote an essay for Vanity Fair with the headline: "Trump Took My Dad From Me. Please Don't Let Him Take Our Country, Too". The former mayor once served as a legal adviser to former President Trump.

His daughter said the essay, published Monday, was the "most difficult piece I've ever written." She said that she will be voting for Vice President Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), for the White House in November.

"As Rudy Giuliani's daughter, I'm unfortunately well-suited to remind Americans of just how calamitous being associated with Trump can be, even for those who are convinced he's on their side. Watching my dad's life crumble since he joined forces with Trump has been extraordinarily painful, both on a personal level and because his demise feels linked to a dark force that threatens to once again consume America," she wrote.

"Not to disregard individual accountability in the slightest, but it would be naive for us to ignore the fact that many of those closest to Trump have descended into catastrophic downward spirals. If we let Trump back into the driver's seat this fall, our country will be no exception," she continued.

She said when her father told her he was considering becoming Trump lawyer, she spent three hours making a "vehement case to my father that he not go down this morally perilous path." She said she told him "all of my concerns about Trump's open racism, rampant misogyny, and total lack of empathy."

Despite voicing her concerns, she said she found out her father decided to be Trump's attorney in a news the next day.

"The pit I felt in my stomach then was a warning, but I had no idea how much destruction my father would come to face due to his one-sided fealty to a con-man. Growing up in Gracie Mansion, I always knew I had a privileged life. But a particular set of challenges came along with being Rudy Giuliani's daughter, and by that point in my life, I had mostly learned how to navigate them," she wrote.

"But nothing I have experienced prepared me for the very public and relentless implosion of my father's life," she added.

Her father, a former attorney, was officially disbarred in Washington, D.C. last week for promoting false claims that the 2020 election was stolen. He also filed for bankruptcy after being ordered to pay $148 million in damages to two former Georgia election workers over false claims he spread about them.

She concluded her piece by urging Americans to not vote for a third-party and to support Harris.

"If for whatever reason you choose to sit this election out or lodge a protest-vote for a third-party candidate, make no mistake: you are voting for Donald Trump," she wrote.

"Take it from me, Trump destroys everything he touches. I saw it happen to my family. Don't let it happen to yours, or to our country.Kamala Harris will guide us into a brighter future, but only if we unite behind her. On November 5th, I'll be voting for that future. For justice, stability, and democracy. And I sincerely hope you'll cast your ballot for Kamala Harris, too," she concluded.

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