A reporter asked Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) if he would call Trump’s tweets racist, and Romney responded by running away from the questioner.
Mitt Romney Ran Away When Asked About Trump’s Racist Tweets
Romney first offered some word salad:
.@MittRomney on Trump calling for 4 congresswoman to go back to their countries of origin? “I certainly feel a number of these new members of Congress have views that are not consistent with my experience and not consistent with building a strong America.†More @NBC10Boston 5pm pic.twitter.com/3tZ4DtCuvW
— Alison King NBC10 Boston (@AlisonNBCBoston) July 15, 2019
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@MittRomney. “At the same time, I recognize that the Pres has a unique and noble calling to unite all Americans regardless of our creeds or race or place of our national origin and I think in that case, the Pres fell far short.†Were comments racist? Answer @NBC10Boston 5pm.
— Alison King NBC10 Boston (@AlisonNBCBoston) July 15, 2019
But when he was asked if Trump’s tweets were racist, it was gotta go time:
on whether Trump tweet is racist. pic.twitter.com/b0A8E2QChh
— Alison King NBC10 Boston (@AlisonNBCBoston) July 15, 2019
Romney is a former Republican presidential nominee, and he ran away when asked if Trump’s tweets were racist.
It is an easy question to answer, but Romney was afraid to tell the truth, so he cut the interview off and walked away.
Mitt Romney’s response is exactly what Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) was talking about when he blasted the Republican Senate silence about Trump’s tweets on the Senate floor.
Republicans are scared of Donald Trump.
They are so afraid that they run away before they will ever speak the truth about him.
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