Kirk plans to write in Petraeus for president

Published June 7, 2016 10:11pm ET



Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk said Tuesday he plans to write in former CIA Director and retired Gen. David Petraeus on the presidential ballot in November.

Kirk became the first senator Tuesday to publicly state he will not support presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump in his bid for the Oval Office because of his offensive comments about Hispanics, women and disabled people. Kirk suffered a stroke in 2012 and has been confined to a wheelchair since then.

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