--- title: Hillary Clinton Beats Donald Trump to Brent Scowcroft Support description: A top national security adviser to several former Republican presidents endorsed Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign on Wednesday canonical: https://time.com/4378850/brent-scowcroft-hillary-clinton-donald-trump/ author: Daniel White article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-06-22T20:10:10.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:46:00.888Z article:section: Politics og:title: Former Top Bush Adviser Backs Hillary Clinton Over Donald Trump og:description: Brent Scowcroft endorsed Clinton, without mentioning Trump og:url: https://time.com/4378850/brent-scowcroft-hillary-clinton-donald-trump/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt93640f1559e66615/69869705361760879890c8d3/bush_birthday18.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2950 og:image:height: 1659 og:image:alt: President George H.W. Bush on the phone with State Secretary Jim Baker during the gulf crisis, with White House Chief of Staff John Sununu & National Security Council Adviser Brent Scowcroft, at the White House in Washington on January 16, 1991. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Former Top Bush Adviser Backs Hillary Clinton Over Donald Trump twitter:description: Brent Scowcroft endorsed Clinton, without mentioning Trump twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt93640f1559e66615/69869705361760879890c8d3/bush_birthday18.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Former Top Bush Adviser Backs Hillary Clinton Over Donald Trump > Sponsored content. Supplied in partnership with TIME. 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David Valdez—Time Life Pictures/Getty Images by [Daniel White](https://time.com/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Jun 22, 2016 8:10 PM UTC A top national security adviser to several former Republican presidents endorsed [Hillary Clinton](http://time.com/4378220/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-economics-business/)‘s presidential campaign on Wednesday, becoming one of the most prominent GOP figures to back the presumptive Democratic nominee over [Donald Trump.](http://time.com/4378254/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-corrupt-tpp-speech/?xid=homepage) Brent Scowcroft offered a glowing endorsement of Clinton, saying that her lifetime experience in politics gives her a “truly unique experience and perspective” to “lead our country at this critical time.” “She has spent her entire career in public service working to improve the lives of the American people, and helping the United States lead a more secure and peaceful world,” Scowcroft said in a statement. Sowcroft, a retired Air Force general, served as National Security Adviser under Presidents Gerald Ford and George H.W. Bush. He also advised President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2005 and assisted President Obama in selecting his national security team. 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