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Romney: Trump's remarks at Putin summit 'disgraceful and detrimental to democratic principles'
The Hill ^ | 7/16/2018 | Max Greenwood

Posted on 07/19/2018 6:17:49 PM PDT by libh8er

Former GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney tore into President Trump on Monday after Trump challenged the intelligence community's assessment that Russia meddled in the 2016 election, calling Trump's behavior "disgraceful and detrimental to our democratic principles."

Romney's comments came hours after Trump held a joint news conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, Finland, in which he questioned whether Russia was behind efforts to meddle in the 2016 election.

"President Trump's decision to side with Putin over American intelligence agencies is disgraceful and detrimental to our democratic principles," Romney, who is running for Senate in Utah, said in a statement posted on Twitter.

"Russia remains our number one geopolitical adversary; claiming a moral equivalence between the United States and Russia not only defies reason and history, it undermines our national integrity and impairs our global credibility."

Romney's statement was one of several GOP rebukes of Trump's performance at the press conference. Romney had taken a noticeably softer approach to the president in recent months after being fiercely critical during the real estate mogul's 2016 presidential bid.

Trump has offered Romney his endorsement in his bid to replace the retiring Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah).

Trump's comments on Monday, however, drew criticism from across the political spectrum, with both Republicans and Democrats criticizing him for failing to say whether Russia interfered in the election and casting doubt on his own intelligence community, while standing next to Putin.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Utah
KEYWORDS: donaldtrump; mittromney; ohshutup; openborders; rinomney; romney; romneycare; socialisedmedicine; trump; trumpputin
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To: libh8er

Romney just mad that Zero beat him. Jealous of Trump beating Zero II..


81 posted on 07/19/2018 8:00:36 PM PDT by Davy Crocket
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To: libh8er
Mittens takes the gloves off...

....like he never did against Øbama.

82 posted on 07/19/2018 8:03:16 PM PDT by lightman (Obama's legacy in 13 letters: BLM, ISIS, & ANTIFA. New axis of evil.)
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To: libh8er

We need to come up with a nickname or mem for Romney that just makes him the laughing stock of the nation.

I know he already is, but he needs some help.


83 posted on 07/19/2018 8:12:16 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (01/26/18 DJIA 30 stocks $26,616.71 48.794% > open 11/07/16 215.71 from 50% increase 1.2183 yrs)
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To: DoughtyOne
p01c

He was already a joke outside Utah in 2012.

Could only draw people to stare at his crazy underwear at campaign events...

84 posted on 07/19/2018 8:15:48 PM PDT by Snickering Hound
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To: libh8er

I’m wondering why someone hasn’t punched the teeth out of Mittens’ lying face yet?


85 posted on 07/19/2018 8:38:19 PM PDT by kiryandil (Never pick a fight with an angry beehive)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
What the Hell is wrong with this @ssclown?

Like all Uniparty @ssclowns, he's short 20-30 strokes of a Canadian Harp seal hunter's club.

86 posted on 07/19/2018 8:41:33 PM PDT by kiryandil (Never pick a fight with an angry beehive)
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To: blackdog

Also an extra feckless “0bama”...


87 posted on 07/19/2018 8:42:18 PM PDT by kiryandil (Never pick a fight with an angry beehive)
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To: libh8er
Isn't this the guy who got bitch slapped by Candy Crowley and bent over for obozo in 2012?


88 posted on 07/19/2018 9:03:57 PM PDT by Dick Bachert (Why are damn near ALL the SEX FIENDS Democrats?)
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To: libh8er

Romney hates diplomacy only when our most diplomatically successful President is conducting diplomacy. Romney has penis envy.

Romney likes nuclear war.


89 posted on 07/19/2018 9:24:15 PM PDT by familyop ("Welcome to Costco. I love you." - -Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy")
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To: libh8er

Wow. I don’t recall dipshit Romney ever giving Barack Hussein Obama such a rebuke over Russia.


90 posted on 07/19/2018 9:26:13 PM PDT by VeniVidiVici (All Democrats have to offer is violence, intolerance, divisiveness and hatred.)
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To: libh8er

Unfortunately Romney is a Republican in the McCain mold. He’s out for himself, not his country and not even his Party.

I doubt the Mormon voters of Utah will wake-up but voting for Romney is a vote to support Russia and Communism.


91 posted on 07/19/2018 9:28:53 PM PDT by VeniVidiVici (All Democrats have to offer is violence, intolerance, divisiveness and hatred.)
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To: libh8er

Stifle yourself, Willard. Stifle, stifle stifle!


92 posted on 07/19/2018 9:30:47 PM PDT by Kazan
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To: libh8er

I knew he is a closet RAT! I tried to convince friends not to vote for Mitt in the Primary, but the idiot won anyway. Drat!


93 posted on 07/19/2018 9:33:22 PM PDT by Paulus Invictus (Paulus)
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To: libh8er
Thanks Utah - proving once again all the anti Mormon bigotry was justified.

What a stupid religion it truly must be that it can convince otherwise seemly intelligent people to support a backstabbing carpetbagger - Mitt Romney.

Perhaps its instructive to remember Joseph Smith was shot dead, as he tried to escape out of a window in the back of his house by the towns folk who had enough of his crap and fraud.

A lecherous thieving charlatan was the founder of Mormonism - I guess that's why Mitt Romney will be a great fit for these folks.

94 posted on 07/19/2018 9:33:23 PM PDT by datricker (Cut Taxes Repeal ACA Deport DACA - Americans First, Build the Wall, Lock her up MAGA!)
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To: luvbach1
He was still better than 0dungo.

Say what you will about Obama. At least he doesn't publicly stab his compatriots in the chest, like Mitt does.

Worse yet, Mitt does this while he's running for office.

95 posted on 07/19/2018 9:36:51 PM PDT by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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To: Snickering Hound

“:^)


96 posted on 07/19/2018 10:02:00 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (01/26/18 DJIA 30 stocks $26,616.71 48.794% > open 11/07/16 215.71 from 50% increase 1.2183 yrs)
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To: Windflier
At least he doesn't publicly stab his compatriots in the chest like Mitt does.

0dungo stabbed the USA in the chest!

97 posted on 07/19/2018 10:08:25 PM PDT by luvbach1 (I hope Trump runs roughshod over the inevitable obstuctionists, Dems, progs, libs, or RINOs!)
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To: luvbach1
0dungo stabbed the USA in the chest!

Obama never considered the American people to be his allies. He feels no allegiance to this country whatsoever.

Every time he stabbed us, it was totally expected.

At the same time, he never intentionally savaged a Democrat, the way alleged Republican Mitt Romney is doing to President Trump.

98 posted on 07/19/2018 10:29:52 PM PDT by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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To: blackdog

Shaddap, Milt, you jerk.


99 posted on 07/19/2018 11:07:27 PM PDT by alstewartfan ("Words with lightness thus endowed Formed melodies, I know not how." Al Stewart from "The Elf")
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When asked what most bothered Romney, his response: “I was bewildered that Trump had the audacity to promise the Kremlin preferential status once he secures his 2nd term.”

Yeah, Romney, you’re an asshole.


100 posted on 07/19/2018 11:19:56 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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