Posted on 05/14/2019 3:12:40 PM PDT by jazusamo
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) voted against one of President Trump’s judicial picks Tuesday over past controversial comments the judge made about former President Barack Obama.
Romney, who faced off against Obama in the 2012 presidential race, cast the lone GOP “no” vote against Judge Michael Truncale, who was ultimately confirmed to the Eastern District of Texas by a 49-46 margin.
Truncale raised eyebrows in 2011 when he called Obama an “un-American imposter.”
He later told the Senate Judiciary Committee that he was “merely expressing frustration by what I perceived as a lack of overt patriotism on behalf of President Obama,” adding that he did not subscribe to the “birther” theory.
However, Romney found enough fault with the original remark to vote against Truncale’s nomination.
“He made particularly disparaging comments about President Obama. And as the Republican nominee for president, I just couldn't subscribe to that in a federal judge,” Romney told Politico in a brief interview.
“This was not a matter of qualifications or politics. This was something specifically to that issue as a former nominee of our party.”
Romney has emerged as one of the few GOP critics of Trump, often hitting the president over his rhetoric. He most recently bucked the White House by opposing its plans to nominate Herman Cain to the Federal Reserve Board.
Though he votes in line with the president more often than not, he is more likely to oppose the White House than most other Republican senators, according to a tally compiled by FiveThirtyEight.
Color me surprised.
He’s a Republican?
Romney was/is Obumbles Lap Dog!
McCainiac 2.0
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Willard sticks up for his good buddy, Stan Ann’s little boy...
Did Mittens ever say an unkind work about Obama? He surely doesn’t mind undermining Trump.
No, he isn’t....He says he is, but proves he isn’t constantly...
Romney took a fall and pocketed the cash in 2012.
He had no intention of winning.
The day will come....
What the hell is he talking about? He decided this “as the Republican nominee”. Did he invent a time machine?
Myth Romney.
Take thus azzhat for a stroll in Ft. Marcy Park.
Just another reason to only donate to Trump and never donate to the RNC.
Go away Mittens.
Was Romney wiretapped into being a backstabber?
FUMR
Mitt isn’t just a “never-Trumper”, he’s Democrat plant.
Truncale raised eyebrows in 2011 when he called Obama an “un-American imposter.”
Even Romney can openly disrespect Trump. Maybe a spicy tweet will make up for it?
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