U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney, a frequent Donald Trump critic who will soon retire from Congress, stood by his criticism of the American president-elect’s character but said Trump and his MAGA movement now define the Republican Party.
U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney, seen here on May 21, said Donald Trump and his MAGA movement now define the Republican Party. Sen. Mitt Romney, a frequent Donald Trump critic who will soon retire from Congress, stood by his criticism of the president-elect’s character but said Trump and his MAGA movement now define the Republican Party.
But Romney argued the incoming president deserves a “chance” to do what he has promised upon his return to the White House. Elected to the Senate in 2018, Romney has become known as a distinctive voice in the chamber who was willing to take on his own party. During Trump’s first impeachment trial, Romney was the only Senate Republican to find him guilty of abuse of power. In 2021, he was one of seven Senate Republicans who crossed party lines to find Trump guilty of inciting the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol.
Asked whether he is worried that he or his family could become targets for political retribution by Trump, Romney said, “No, actually, I’ve been pretty clean throughout my life. I’m not particularly worried about criminal investigations.”“I don’t know how much, by the way, of what the president says is hyperbole,” he said, adding, “I think President Trump is likely to try and focus on the future.”
“Look, the Republican Party has become the party of the working-class, middle-class voter, and you’ve got to give Donald Trump credit for having done that, taking that away from the Democrats,” he said. Romney shrugged off a question about how he would want history to remember him, downplaying his legacy as “a footnote for somebody who’s reading ancient history,” but saying that he would want his family to remember him.
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