The Reagan-era National Security Advisor told CNN on Sunday morning: 'I cannot in any way support President Trump this year.' Powell, who served as George W. Bush's secretary of State, explained his reasoning had to do with the way the president treats people and has reacted to the coronavirus pandemic race riots.
'We have a Constitution and we have to follow that Constitution and the President has drifted away from it,' Powell said regarding the treatment of protesters who took to the streets after George Floyd's death. 'I'm very close to Joe Biden in a social matter and on a political matter. I have worked with him for 35, 40 years.