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Mitt Romney is now the only GOP voice willing to stand up for Trump
Romney praised his father’s legacy as governor of Michigan in the late 1960s for some of his recent actions, but also said the events of the last few weeks made him think – like many Americans – that more needs to be changed.
“I state clearly, which is a problem of black souls,” Romney told reporters Monday night in a broad interview. “If there is injustice, we want to correct it. If there is prejudice, we want to change it. If there is bias, we hope to give people a different perspective.”
Romney said while he did not see the issue of equality through a political lens, it was undeniable that his party had “a small part of the embarrassing African American voice.”
In recent weeks, Romney’s small defiance of President’s words or tweets has been more than a reaction to Floyd’s death.
After Trump repeatedly raised conspiracy theories about the death of an aide who had worked for former congressman now MSNBC host Joe Scarborough, Romney tweeted “enough” last month. And when Trump tweeted Tuesday about an unfounded report that a protester who had been torn down by police in Buffalo, New York, was a member of Antifa, Romney went to mics and told reporters on Capitol Hill that the tweet was “shocking” even because most of his colleagues from Republicans refused to stop or listen to tweets that were read to them.
“I saw the tweet. It is very surprising to say and I will not appreciate it with further comments,” Romney said.
MPs and close assistants with the senator argued that his recent remarks were not new or improved. They say junior senators from Utah always vow to speak out against the President’s actions when he disagrees. He, however, was one of Trump’s most persistent critics in 2016.
“Everyone must be allowed to speak in their minds,” Republican Senator Shelley Moore Capito from West Virginia told CNN about Romney. “I think Mitt has a lot of good friends at our conference. … Although it might be difficult for people to think that if he says things that you disagree with or he might say them the wrong way … we still appreciate the year the years of his devotion and vision. “
In recent days, Romney said he had worked with his colleagues to help make laws to control police brutality. And while many Republicans do not want to comment on his criticism of Trump, they argue that Romney has emerged as a legislative partner.
“He is willing to be involved in important issues that affect the country,” said Senator Tim Scott, a Republican from South Carolina who led the effort to overhaul policing. “We must welcome every senator who wants to be part of the solution. That is good news. I think self-awareness is a good thing too, but he is trying to make a difference, and I think it should be admired.”
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