Romney, Trump have a long running love-hate relationship by writerknowles
“Corrupting an election to keep oneself in office is perhaps the most abusive and destructive violation of one’s oath of office that I can imagine,” Romney, the junior senator from Utah, said in reference to Trump’s attempts to secure a Ukrainian investigation of former Vice President Joe Biden.
In response, Romney warmly praised the reality television star and real estate developer as having “an extraordinary ability to understand how the economy works.”But the day after Romney’s defeat in the general election to President Obama, Trump turned on Romney, saying “he just never connected with people.”
Story continues“Donald Trump will not be the nominee. Ultimately our nominee will come from the mainstream conservative bracket,” Romney said.As the 2016 campaign progressed, Romney called on Trump to release his tax returns, a request Trump refused and said made Romney “look like a fool.”Methinks the Donald doth protest too much. Show voters your back taxes, @realDonaldTrump.
But after Trump’s surprise victory, Romney wished him luck in his new job, tweeting, “Best wishes to our duly elected president.”Mitt Romney called to congratulate me on the win. Very nice!The president-elect then seemed be considering Romney for one of the most sought-after jobs in his administration, secretary of state. The two men shared a dinner at New York’s Jean-George restaurant at which they reportedly discussed the position.
On Aug. 18, 2017, Romney rebuked Trump over the president’s response to the white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va., that left a counterprotester dead. Trump said there were “very fine people on both sides” of the clash.
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