Evan McMullin, a former C.I.A. official and a Republican who passionately opposes Donald J. Trump, announced Monday that he would run for president as an independent candidate.
Mr.
McMullin, who until recently worked on policy development with the
House Republican Conference, has missed the ballot-access deadlines in
more than two dozen states. But Mr. McMullin, a member of the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, studied in Utah and could take votes
from Mr. Trump in the heavily Mormon state.
In
an interview, Mr. McMullin said he was strongly opposed to both Mr.
Trump and Hillary Clinton, the Democratic nominee. But his harshest
words, and his clearest motivation, appeared to come from Mr. Trump’s
candidacy.
“Really
what’s impacted me is the way Trump’s treated our veterans, our
heroes,” he said. “The things he said about John McCain, the things he
said about the Khan family, and Mrs. Khan.”
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