Rand Paul rips Romney for criticizing Trump
Source: Politico
Rand Paul savaged Mitt Romney over his criticisms of President Donald Trump on Wednesday, declaring that the new senator from Utah is “virtue signaling” to the media and that his critiques of Trump’s character are bad for the country and bad for the GOP.
Romney (R-Utah), who will take office on Thursday, took a shot at Trump in a Washington Post op-ed on Tuesday asserting that Trump has “not risen to the mantle” of the presidency. Paul told a group of reporters that those comments risk limiting Romney’s influence in the Senate GOP conference and that his new Republican colleague should focus on substantive, not personal, differences with the president.
"This is bad for the Republican Party and really bad for an ability to work together in the Senate to get things done, when you take the time to attack someone’s character,” Paul said, lumping Romney in with “Never Trumpers” in the GOP. “It’s virtue signaling. They say: ‘Look at how terrible the character of the president is.’ And by doing so they are building themselves up.”
The Kentucky Republican ran against Trump in the 2016 race and exchanged harsh criticisms with Trump during their primary campaign but has since become one of the president’s closest allies despite occasionally voting against Trump's nominees and legislative proposals.
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Time for another neighborly visit to the Paul residence. Start the new year off right. 
And try not to get your ass kicked in the process!
