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.
Anagram of “President Barack Obama” = “An Arab-backed Imposter”.
Agreed, and it’s about as sick as it gets.
Mittens is a scumbag plain and simple
What do you expect from Zero’s 2012 ringer and campaign manager ? How dare this Trump nominee joke about “The Won.”
Romney = McCain II
Willard was there to assure Zero’s reelection against a Conservative nominee.
You are absolutely right. I get letters from the DNC just about every week wanting me to donate. I always send them back letting them know what I think about them and that I only donate to President Trump directly. Think about the 2 nominees before Donald Trump. McCain and Romney. Two backstabbing weasels.
Magic Underwear strikes again— the man who has been indoctrinated and taught for LIFE that he is already a God on Earth. He is Above us all— in his own mind.
And one stupid greasy haired OFF SHORE lying SOB. The Tax man will be coming to this clown. Be assured.
The LEADER of the Norte Mexico Bush League of Reconquistas of Aztlan. Just think of the Mormon converts they could have paying into Salt Lake banks, for this cult religion.
Yeah, we DID know. I was shouting it from the rooftops day and night about Willard from 2006 onwards to this very day(that was before you arrived on FR, I know). I refused to vote for that Derp State scum. I voted for Virgil Goode in 2012.
Romney’s church didn’t allow blacks to be ordained.
What were his public comments about those like O’Pickaninny then?
When the truth comes out about Obama, Romney should be arrested for attempting to obstruct justice.
Use leftist rules against leftists.
Just like when enemy infantry attacks with rifle fire, you return fire right back at ‘em.
Whoops lost some of the text.
Meant to say that until Mitt was 30 years old his church didn’t allow blacks to be ordained.
understood.
Willard a stand-in puppet designed to take a fall for Der Islamic Furher.
And Mitt was perfectly fine with it.
Mitt McStain lives on...
The only slime lower than a progressive liberal Dimbulbcrat is a backstabbing pretend Republican RINO trying to sound intelligent while wiping liberal **** off of his nose.
I would have voted no for being I 62 years old. Why all the old judges? I thought we wanted to fix the mess for decades?
Mittens is trying to take McCains place as a maverick. He is just going to end up despised by everyone.
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