President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before leaving the White House in Washington, March 20, 2019.
Sen. Mitt Romney says he's "sickened" by the dishonesty the Russia investigation found in the Trump White House, but the president fires back that Romney should have put the same energy into running for president in 2012 that the Utah Republican has tapped in criticizing him.
Romney also tweeted Friday that in reading the special counsel's report he was "appalled" Americans working on the Trump campaign had welcomed help from Russia.
If @MittRomney spent the same energy fighting Barack Obama as he does fighting Donald Trump, he could have won the race (maybe)! pic.twitter.com/p5imhMJqS1 — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 20, 2019
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On Saturday, Trump responded via Twitter, saying if Romney "spent the same energy fighting Barack Obama as he does fighting Donald Trump, he could have won the race (maybe)!"
Mike Huckabee is a Christian Minister. Today is Good Friday, one of the holiest days of the year. Happy Easter, y’all. 🤦🏻♀️ https://t.co/rxt5VZRLwQ — Ana Navarro-Cárdenas (@ananavarro) April 20, 2019
In 2012 Romney won a slightly greater percentage of the popular vote than Trump in 2016. He's one of the few prominent Republicans to criticize Trump since Trump's election.
Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee also slammed Romney for his statement. Huckabee, the father of White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, wrote, "Know what makes me sick, Mitt? Not how disingenuous you were to take @realDonaldTrump $$ and then 4 yrs later jealously trash him & then love him again when you begged to be Sec of State, but makes me sick that you got GOP nomination and could have been @POTUS."
Huckabee Sanders has been under fire for misleading the public during her time as press secretary, with specific instances being documented in the Mueller report.
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Chasing_History on April 21st, 2019 at 13:38 UTC »
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He knew Russia interfered. He welcomed, encouraged & rewarded the interference. He obstructed justice. He lied. And lied. And lied. He demanded his people lie & NOT cooperate. He worked on a personal business deal with Russia and lied about it.ametalslimeflees on April 21st, 2019 at 12:16 UTC »
Wait until Romney buys Trump’s business, devalues it, and walks away with everything.
Usernamesareoutdated on April 21st, 2019 at 11:37 UTC »
Please Donald, go ahead and pick fights with the ever-shrinking GOP. I'm sure that'll work out just fine for you.
I hope this was all worth it, GOP voters.