Trump Hits Back at Romney: I Won Big and He Didn’t
President responds to senator-elect’s op-ed.
Donald Trump responded to Mitt Romney’s op-ed in The Washington Post by rubbing the former Republican nominee’s nose in his 2012 defeat to President Obama. “I won big, and he didn’t,” Trump tweeted. Romney’s article had promised to speak out when the president was “divisive, racist, sexist, anti-immigrant, dishonest, or destructive to democratic institutions.” He lamented that Trump “has not risen to the mantle of the office.” Trump asked whether Romney would replace outgoing Republican Sen. Jeff Flake as an outspoken critic of the White House.
Here we go with Mitt Romney, but so fast! Question will be, is he a Flake? I hope not. Would much prefer that Mitt focus on Border Security and so many other things where he can be helpful. I won big, and he didn’t. He should be happy for all Republicans. Be a TEAM player & WIN!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 2, 2019
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