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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.
pwned by pBama.
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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.
Is this guy for real?
“He’s a Republican?”
More like a Republicuck.
Once a rino always a rino.
I want to cut off my right arm that pulled the lever for this #### once.
I thought Romney was busy trying to put black people in chains, giving people cancer and cheating on his taxes.
Now, Romney is trying to be the little sycophant for the media and the Democrats.
Mitt Romney was elected Governor of arguably one of the top 5 most liberal states in the country.
Think about that.
Once a turd...always a turd.
The little old viper pokes his head out of the hole in the ground one more time...
...daring somebody to take another swipe at it, I guess
No doubt in the future I will be “voting against” a Romney endorsed Republican on my ballot due to Mitten’s backstabbing behavior. Loyalty is a a two way street, Mitt.
WOW Romney almost wins the dumb ass of the year award(AOC is currently in the lead) Obama targeted Romney’s campaign and spied on him and here is Romney again finding a way to kiss Obama’s ass..Romney losing in 2012 was for the best, as evil as Obama was, I think Romney would have destroyed the Republican party with his stupidity
Wiser words have not been spoken.
Yep, and he nailed it!
It would be fabulous IF he was a RINO however he IS a Dem!!!
Typical communists Democrat posing as a Conservative Christian Republican but just a typical jackass.
I hope I outlive that POS....Romney.
Guess what, Mitt. Obama and his supporters still hate your guts, just like we do.
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