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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Mon Jan 15, 2018, 11:43 AM Jan 2018

Romney: Comments attributed to Trump 'antithetical to American values'

Source: The Hill

BY REBECCA SAVRANSKY - 01/15/18 10:25 AM EST

Mitt Romney tore on Monday into President Trump for reportedly referring to Haiti and African nations as "shithole countries."

"The poverty of an aspiring immigrant’s nation of origin is as irrelevant as their race," Romney, the 2012 GOP presidential nominee who is reportedly considering a Senate run in Utah, tweeted.




Romney has in the past been a strong critic of Trump and some Senate Republicans are eager for Romney to join them, with some hoping he will emerge as an independent counterweight to Trump.

Trump reportedly made the comments — referring to Haiti and African nations as "shithole countries" — during a White House meeting with lawmakers last week.

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/369023-romney-comments-attributed-to-trump-antithetical-to-american-values
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Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)
1. Did Mormon Ron ever directly condemn Birther Don? Now going with the "sentiment" shit.
Mon Jan 15, 2018, 11:49 AM
Jan 2018

Same old "hidden racist" Mittens.

olegramps

(8,200 posts)
12. Today's Republican Party is antithetical to American Values.
Mon Jan 15, 2018, 12:52 PM
Jan 2018

The Republican Party has undergone a transformation that has created a monstrosity. The party of Eisenhower shares nothing in common with the party of Nixon, Reagan the Bushes and this miscreant dysfunctional creature who was elected by a minority of citizens who are homophobic, racist, misogynistic, bible beating end-timer, nincompoops.

"On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron."

HL Mencken July 1920

Jarqui

(10,126 posts)
2. My problem with Romney is
Mon Jan 15, 2018, 11:50 AM
Jan 2018

he's a wolf in sheep's clothing.

He'll say things like this but when you look deeper, he doesn't really subscribe to it.

Botany

(70,508 posts)
3. "attributed to POTUS"
Mon Jan 15, 2018, 11:52 AM
Jan 2018

The cover up/cleaning up of Trump's shit hole phrase continues.

"attributed to POTUS" should be, said by President Trump.

Dave Starsky

(5,914 posts)
4. Riiiiiiight, Mitt.
Mon Jan 15, 2018, 12:01 PM
Jan 2018

We all know you can't wait to join the Senate so that you, too, can enjoy the delicious taste of his sweet orange butthole.

bucolic_frolic

(43,173 posts)
5. Oh, great! Mitts is going to practice being President now, a real Old Pretender
Mon Jan 15, 2018, 12:01 PM
Jan 2018

next thing you know he'll ditch the Brylcream

AKing

(511 posts)
7. Never forget 47% Mittens...
Mon Jan 15, 2018, 12:11 PM
Jan 2018

"There are 47% of the people who will vote for the president no matter what ... who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims. ... These are people who pay no income tax. ... and so my job is not to worry about those people. I'll never convince them that they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives," Romney said.

 

elehhhhna

(32,076 posts)
8. 47% 47% 47%
Mon Jan 15, 2018, 12:25 PM
Jan 2018

Mitts still a hateful ass. Just because he's not trump level doesn't mean he isnt.

Fun fact: his family had/has a shootout thing going with cartels in Mexico.
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/nn4knz/the-mexican-mormon-war-full-length

democrank

(11,095 posts)
9. Thank you to Romney for speaking out when almost all other Republicans remain silent.
Mon Jan 15, 2018, 12:25 PM
Jan 2018

I appreciate that he did this.

DownriverDem

(6,228 posts)
10. About Utah
Mon Jan 15, 2018, 12:33 PM
Jan 2018

I just saw that Utah has the highest percentage of folks who support trump. No wonder trump likes Romney now.

turbinetree

(24,703 posts)
13. Hey Romney, when you were in that puke 5 star restaurant on your knees trying to get job
Mon Jan 15, 2018, 12:54 PM
Jan 2018

did you by some carpetbagging chance, get any information for your team, as what this traitor was all about, after all you have been living in San Diego as a resident of the state and bouncing around others off the largeness of shutting down factories to just fuck human beings for greed, just like the shit hole with a orange hair, did your high price team have any back ground on this cretin, or did you just not have any fucking principles--------------------I think you have no fucking principles








November 2018 cannot get here fast enough


MissMillie

(38,559 posts)
17. Wasn't Mitt the Twit in line for a cabinet post
Mon Jan 15, 2018, 01:52 PM
Jan 2018

and willing to take it.

It's almost like every Republican checks to see which way the wind is blowing before making a public statement.

Bring out the x-ray machine to see if any of them have any kind of a spine.

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