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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump calls Romney a 'LOSER' following sharp criticism for firing inspectors general
Following sharp criticism by Sen. Mitt Romney over firing inspectors general, President Trump on Monday attacked the Utah Republican as a LOSER and shared a video montage of contrasting news coverage of their respective presidential election nights.
Romney apparently drew Trumps ire for speaking out in the wake of Trumps Friday night firing of the State Departments inspector general, who had played a minor role in the presidents impeachment proceedings and was said to have begun investigating alleged misconduct by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
Trumps firing of Steve A. Linick was his fourth dismissal of an internal government watchdog during the coronavirus pandemic. It drew swift condemnations from Democrats as well as Romney, the only GOP senator to vote for Trumps conviction in his impeachment trial.
The firings of multiple Inspectors General is unprecedented; doing so without good cause chills the independence essential to their purpose, Romney said in a Saturday night tweet. It is a threat to accountable democracy and a fissure in the constitutional balance of power.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-calls-romney-a-loser-following-sharp-criticism-for-firing-inspectors-general/ar-BB14fOLt?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=DELLDHP
Diaper Donny needs to get more creative with his insults.
sfstaxprep
(9,998 posts)ploppy
(2,162 posts)TBA
(825 posts)A moniker bestowed on only the most honorable.
msongs
(67,438 posts)JHB
(37,161 posts)Romney has many faults and deserves criticism for each, but in this case Trump's open display of contempt for him, combined with blasphemy and other things that grate on Utah Mormon voters, makes it easier and easier for them to vote for Biden come November, even if they only cross party lines for the presidential vote.
JHB
(37,161 posts)...a bunch of Utah Republican voters get their wings... to vote for Biden in November.
Blue Owl
(50,490 posts)But will he be able to take it in November?