A former commander of SEAL Team Six, Montana state Sen. Ryan Zinke (R., Whitefish), showed his support for presidential candidate Mitt Romney in an editorial published Thursday. Zinke, chairmen of Special Operations for America, says the election is about trust.
Zinke wrote President Barack Obama has lost the trust of the American people, citing his broken promises on bringing down the unemployment rate below six percent, cutting the deficit in half, closing Guantanamo, and promoting transparency. Obama has also divided the country, failed to offer honest answers about the Libya terrorist attack in September and added more to the national debt than all other presidents combined, he writes.
Zinke says Romney has a record that shows he is much more trustworthy than Obama:
As someone who served in the US Navy for over 23 years, I understand the importance of trusted leadership. …
I believe the same principle applies as we elect our Commander-in-Chief. He must earn our trust. Governor Romney has a proven record of leadership. He has led his business, his church, the Olympics and the State of Massachusetts. In each case he created a better, stronger situation. That is his record. …
If Americans cannot trust their government, the republic will fail. Governor Romney has proven he can be trusted. The last four years have proven the President cannot. It’s time to elect a Commander-in-Chief with the leadership we can trust.