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Romney assails Trump in New Year's op-ed: 'The president has not risen to the mantle of the office'
Washington Times ^ | January 1, 2019 | Victor Morton

Posted on 01/01/2019 5:43:05 PM PST by rdl6989

Days before he officially becomes a U.S. senator, Mitt Romney took to the Washington Post to fire a shot across President Trump’s bow, saying Mr. Trump had made a “deep descent” in December and is hurting the national character.

In an op-ed column published online Tuesday evening, Mr. Romney, now a Republican senator-elect for Utah, came down hardest on recent moves in foreign policy and Cabinet positions related to that.

“After he became the nominee, I hoped his campaign would refrain from resentment and name-calling. It did not. When he won the election, I hoped he would rise to the occasion. His early appointments of Rex Tillerson, Jeff Sessions, Nikki Haley, Gary Cohn, H.R. McMaster, Kelly and Mattis were encouraging. But, on balance, his conduct over the past two years, particularly his actions this month, is evidence that the president has not risen to the mantle of the office,” he wrote.

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To: rdl6989

Not even sworn in yet and already leading the Bush League Republicans.


121 posted on 01/01/2019 6:24:51 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: rdl6989

If Mitt plans to run in 2020, he is not interested in winning. He just wants to make sure Trump loses.


122 posted on 01/01/2019 6:25:38 PM PST by Widget Jr
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To: rdl6989
Who does he think will vote for him outside of Utah?

Maybe he just wants to be the next Paul Ryan and make things more difficult for PDJT to drain the swamp. I really despise Romney.

123 posted on 01/01/2019 6:25:50 PM PST by Freee-dame (Best election ever! 2016)
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To: Zhang Fei

“He built a $300m fortune from nothing.”

His daddy was the President of a car company for 8 years, Governor of Michigan, the equivalent of a Governor in the LDS Church (Regional Rep), Secretary of HUD and a (failed) Presidential candidate. So Mitt did not start out with as little of nothing as most people.


124 posted on 01/01/2019 6:26:38 PM PST by BeauBo
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To: goldstategop

Mitt doesn’t care about the Republican base. He is for the elites.


125 posted on 01/01/2019 6:27:20 PM PST by Freee-dame (Best election ever! 2016)
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To: goldstategop
Its all about keeping him in the fake news spotlight as the GOP maverick.

Exactly. We should expect the dem's 24/7 MSM coverage of Romney = and/or its favorite leading Rino - will be most favorable from now until the R primaries. Needless to say, at the same time its coverage of Trump will amount to nothing but non-stop hit pieces.

All three threats, the dems, its MSM and the Rinos, if unanswered by Trump, will indeed bleed off some of the undecided and many of the unthinking R voters.

126 posted on 01/01/2019 6:27:39 PM PST by frog in a pot ("Islam - a totalitarian ideology masquerading as a religion bent on world domination." -Admiral Lyon)
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To: rdl6989

Go F yourself, clown.

(not you, rdl)


127 posted on 01/01/2019 6:28:36 PM PST by wastedyears (The left would kill every single one of us and our families if they knew they could get away with it)
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To: Parley Baer

Well there’s enough other Republican US Senators that his one voice won’t make any difference. LOL


128 posted on 01/01/2019 6:28:59 PM PST by marajade (Skywalker)
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To: rdl6989

Does everyone in Utah impose gay polygamy, ObamaRomneyCARE,
open borders, conservative-backstabbing, lying,
and dog abuse?

Apparently, yes.


129 posted on 01/01/2019 6:29:10 PM PST by Diogenesis ( WWG1WGA)
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To: dowcaet

So when did the GOP die?

1996? 2006 after the Iraq war wave election? 2008? When Obama won?


130 posted on 01/01/2019 6:29:20 PM PST by GuavaCheesePuff (I want to thank the Good Lord for making me a Yankee-Old Yankee Stadium (1923-2008))
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To: grimalkin

We got rid of Flake, McCain, Corker and Heller, and added back Mittens. Still have Sasse for 2 more years, but he’ll be gone after that. On balance, we are much better off, but Mitt is clearly going to be a pain in the ass for 6 years. I really can’t stand that guy.


131 posted on 01/01/2019 6:29:55 PM PST by Defiant (I may be deplorable, but I'm not getting in that basket.)
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To: faithhopecharity

That’s because MA wouldn’t elect him.


132 posted on 01/01/2019 6:30:03 PM PST by marajade (Skywalker)
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To: Widget Jr
If Mitt plans to run in 2020, he is not interested in winning. He just wants to make sure Trump loses

He's not interested in running.

He's going to put together the 20 GOP Senate votes to remove the President, and get himself appointed as Pence's VP.

133 posted on 01/01/2019 6:30:45 PM PST by Jim Noble (Freedom is the freedom to say that 2+2 = 4)
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To: Mariner

Let him. The only state he’ll carry is Utah.


134 posted on 01/01/2019 6:31:15 PM PST by marajade (Skywalker)
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To: rdl6989

Keep him off the U S Senate Judiciary Committee!


135 posted on 01/01/2019 6:32:24 PM PST by marajade (Skywalker)
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A lot of the financing for anti-Trump operations comes right out of Utah.

John Huber is from Utah. An Obama Appointee.

Mark Warner and other Dems go right to Utah for the money to embarrass and investigate ($$ for claims) against Trump.

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136 posted on 01/01/2019 6:32:29 PM PST by AnthonySoprano
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To: rdl6989

Stick a sock in it, Willard, you loser.


137 posted on 01/01/2019 6:32:44 PM PST by GoldenPup
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To: rdl6989
Trump gets people back to work, you've made a career out of putting them on the unemployment rolls. Nuff’ said.
138 posted on 01/01/2019 6:33:15 PM PST by Rashputin (Jesus Christ doesn't evacuate His troops, He leads them to victory !!)
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To: rdl6989
p22p22

Mom jeans and magic Mormon underwear, thanks Utah...

139 posted on 01/01/2019 6:34:25 PM PST by Snickering Hound
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To: rdl6989

So when will Mittens “flip”? When will he come out as a Rat?


140 posted on 01/01/2019 6:34:55 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (I've Never Owned Slaves...You've Never Picked Cotton.End Of "Discussion".)
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