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Romney reportedly laughed hysterically at suggestion his impeachment vote is part of a plan to run for president
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| Feb 5 2020
| The Week
Posted on 02/05/2020 2:21:49 PM PST by rintintin
If Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) had an ulterior motive for his decision to vote to convict President Trump for abuse of power, he's doing a good job of hiding it.
In an interview with The Atlantic, Romney was asked about a speculative story published by The Washington Examiner, which suggested his bipartisan behavior during the Senate impeachment trial was part of a plan to run for president in 2024. Romney, people told the Examiner, was trying to establish himself as the star of the Republican old guard should Trump fail in the 2020 election.
That apparently got Romney right in the gut, but not because his feelings were hurt. Instead, per The Atlantic, Romney cracked up at the idea. "Yes! That's it!," he reportedly jokingly exclaimed. "Look at the base I have! It's going to be at least 2 or 3 percent of the Republican Party. As goes Utah, so goes the nation!"
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TOPICS: Government; Politics/Elections; US: Utah
KEYWORDS: 2020; 2024; baincapital; gop; impeachment; mitt; mittromney; mutt; obamalover; rino; romney
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To: rintintin
Buy yourself some hobbies and retire you bum.
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posted on
02/05/2020 2:31:24 PM PST
by
Old Yeller
(Auto-correct has become my worst enema.)
To: lodi90
Collins and Murkowski? Pimps!! It was Romney all along!
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posted on
02/05/2020 2:31:45 PM PST
by
RonnG
(')
To: rintintin
Please; I just ate lunch. LOL!
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posted on
02/05/2020 2:31:46 PM PST
by
Jean2
To: rintintin
We know, rintintin, you tell us that in every thread that has Romney in the title. :-)
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posted on
02/05/2020 2:32:07 PM PST
by
KevinB
("Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge." - Charles Darwin)
To: goldstategop
Of course, he could always run as a Democrat.
After siding with the democraps throughout Trump's second term, I predict he will switch parties in either 2022 or 2023 and will run for president in their party.
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posted on
02/05/2020 2:33:16 PM PST
by
Hot Tabasco
(I want an impeachment pen)
To: rintintin
He plans to retire after finishing this term. He just wanted to kick Trump for endorsing him on the way out.
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posted on
02/05/2020 2:34:13 PM PST
by
Eleutheria5
("SHUT UP!" he explained.)
To: dfwgator; Liz; SunkenCiv; LS
Its to inoculating him from being investigated for his role in the Burisma Scandal. Trump cant go after any of his enemies, lest he be accused of Retribution.
Now, THAT, I had not thought of. Good point!
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posted on
02/05/2020 2:35:55 PM PST
by
Robert A Cook PE
(I can only donate monthly, but ABCNNBCBS donates every hour, every night, every day of the year.)
To: rintintin
I am sorry that I did hold my nose to vote “for” Pierre Delecto. Bad enough that I had to do the same when Songbird ran, four years earlier.
That said, I will be contacting the Utah gentleman who has filed a RECALL petition for Delecto and will support that effort as best I can. Will also be making another campaign contribution to President Trump.
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posted on
02/05/2020 2:36:46 PM PST
by
Howie66
("...Against All Enemies, Foreign and Democrat.....")
To: rintintin
I watched. He didn’t laugh hysterically.
He laughed severely.
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posted on
02/05/2020 2:38:08 PM PST
by
nesnah
(Liberals - the petulant children of politics)
To: rintintin
Yeah keep laughing Mittens.
You’ll hear us laughing too, if you ever even remotely attempt to stroke us again.
Worthless POS.
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posted on
02/05/2020 2:39:59 PM PST
by
NFHale
(The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
To: DannyTN
He could take a seat next to Joe Scarborough.
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posted on
02/05/2020 2:40:28 PM PST
by
sauropod
(If women are upset at TrumpÂ’s naughty words, who bought 80 million copies of 50 Shades of Grey?)
To: rintintin
Is he running on the DemocRat ticket?
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posted on
02/05/2020 2:40:33 PM PST
by
Blood of Tyrants
(If gun ownership by private citizens scares DemocRats, the 2nd Amendment is doing its job.)
To: rintintin
"Romney reportedly laughed
hysterically maniacally..."
FIFY
To: Lurkinanloomin
,i>He threw away his chance to ensure the 2nd term of the Kenyanesian Usurper.
I am certain that Romney took a dive in '12.
To: goldstategop
"Of course, he could always run as a Democrat."
He'd be impeached by the Republicans and the AOC communists.
Mitt Romney is a boil in Need of a lancing. STAT Whoever runs against this m*******r I will send them all the money that I possibly can and beg friends and family to do the same
I hope he suffers 3rd degree burns in hell.
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posted on
02/05/2020 2:46:23 PM PST
by
Vendome
(I've Gotta Be Me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BB0ndRzaz2o)
Well everyone would have to admit that thought is hilarious...
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posted on
02/05/2020 2:46:28 PM PST
by
TnTnTn
To: rintintin
Remember McCain: “We don’t say his name”
Well guess what:
RAT ROMNEY: “We don’t know him”...
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posted on
02/05/2020 2:47:23 PM PST
by
HarleyLady27
( "The Force Awakens!!!"... "Let The Force be with YOU!!!"... Making America Great Again)
To: Lurkinanloomin
,i>He threw away his chance to ensure the 2nd term of the Kenyanesian Usurper.
I am certain that Romney took a dive in '12.
To: goldstategop
As his sons Ukrainian corruption comes into focus, I expect Romney to adopt the Biden defense and to announce his candidacy for the 2024 nomination on 11/4/20.
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