‘Stunning,’ ‘powerful,’ ‘overdue’: Romney, Murkowski praise Mattis’ stinging Trump rebuke
Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska on Thursday praised former Defense Secretary James Mattis’ blistering critique of President Donald Trump as “true and honest and necessary and overdue.”
Murkowski said: “When I saw Gen. Mattis’ comments yesterday I felt like perhaps we are getting to a point where we can be more honest with the concerns that we might hold internally and have the courage of our own convictions to speak up. And so I’m working as one individual to form the right words, knowing that these words really matter so I appreciate General Mattis’ comments.”
Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, called Mattis’ statement “stunning and powerful.”
Without going into detail about the contents of his statement, Romney called him “an American patriot” and “an individual whose judgment I respect.” Romney was the only Republican senator who voted to convict Trump on one of the two articles of impeachment.