Donald Trump’s demand for loyalty will make it impossible for him to govern
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Donald Trump’s demand for loyalty will make it impossible for him to govern

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Romney — a longtime Trump critic — also suggested that Trump was trying to kill the bill so he could “blame Biden” for a surge of migrants at the US-Mexican border. “He knows nothing about me, or my views,” the former president wrote on Truth Social, and continued in his all-caps style: “we need a Strong, Powerful, and essentially ‘PERFECT’ Border and, unless we get that, we are better off not making a Deal.” Trump and Romney have one of the most tortured relationships in recent Republican history. But Trump’s demand for loyalty means that many Republicans who do not subscribe to MAGA’s ideology of burning the place to the ground are leaving. Romney’s exit will be just the latest from Republicans who voted to convict Trump for his actions on January 6.

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Mitt Romney’s Senate exit may create a vacuum of vocal, conservative Trump critics
4 weeks ago

Mitt Romney’s Senate exit may create a vacuum of vocal, conservative Trump critics

Associated Press  

SALT LAKE CITY — With Mitt Romney set to exit the U.S. Senate, Washington will be without one of its strongest conservative critics of Donald Trump when the president retakes the White House in the new year. The retiring senator will reflect on his two-decade political career, which included the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, a term as Massachusetts governor and …

Romney makes a dig at both Trump and Biden as he announces retirement
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Romney makes a dig at both Trump and Biden as he announces retirement

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Mitt Romney Announces He Won't Seek Reelection
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Mitt Romney Announces He Won't Seek Reelection

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Romney, outspoken about his own party, weighs reelection run
1 year, 10 months ago

Romney, outspoken about his own party, weighs reelection run

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Romney, outspoken about his own party, weighs reelection run
1 year, 10 months ago

Romney, outspoken about his own party, weighs reelection run

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McConnell says he’d support Trump if he wins 2024 nomination
3 years, 10 months ago

McConnell says he’d support Trump if he wins 2024 nomination

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How Trumpism will continue after Trump
4 years, 1 month ago

How Trumpism will continue after Trump

The Hindu  

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Donald Trump says he'll win Texas AGAIN despite polls tie
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Donald Trump says he'll win Texas AGAIN despite polls tie

Daily Mail  

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Mitt Romney becomes lone Republican Senator to vote to impeach Donald Trump, defies party he'd personified
4 years, 11 months ago

Mitt Romney becomes lone Republican Senator to vote to impeach Donald Trump, defies party he'd personified

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Sen. Mitt Romney breaks with GOP, votes to convict Trump
4 years, 11 months ago

Sen. Mitt Romney breaks with GOP, votes to convict Trump

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Republican Mitt Romney, establishment to the core, took the Senate’s most brazenly rebellious stance Wednesday in voting to force President Donald Trump from office, a move highlighting how rare it is for Republicans to cross swords with this president. In fact, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., used Romney’s vote to tout the Senate’s “bipartisan vote to convict him.” …

Trump, in Texas, bashes Democrats as ‘crazy,’ unpatriotic
5 years, 2 months ago

Trump, in Texas, bashes Democrats as ‘crazy,’ unpatriotic

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