Alex Vindman is not a man to hold a grudge. I’m more focused on the future than the past, and this idea of vindictiveness or grievance is completely opposite of my personality. Republicans denounced Alex Vindman, who served the US for 21 years in uniform, as a “traitor”, a smear they continue to repeat today. “Sitting out on the sidelines was not an option, just like reporting corruption, no matter who it was,” he said. Vindman, buoyed by recent Democratic successes including Eileen Higgins’s election as mayor of Miami, insists his path is “viable”.

Source: The Guardian March 23, 2026 18:31 UTC