As his own impeachment looms, Trump demands Mitt Romney be impeached
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On Saturday afternoon, President Trump took to Twitter and continued his feud against Utah Senator Mitt Romney, who became one of the first prominent Republicans to criticize the president for his “wrong and appalling” appeals for China and Ukraine to open investigations into rival Joe Biden.
Trump, who is facing an impeachment inquiry over his phone call with the Ukrainian president in which he asked for dirt on Joe Biden, decided to turn the tables and demanded that…somebody…impeach Mitt Romney instead. (NOTE: Senators cannot be impeached. But you probably knew that already.)
I’m hearing that the Great People of Utah are considering their vote for their Pompous Senator, Mitt Romney, to be a big mistake. I agree! He is a fool who is playing right into the hands of the Do Nothing Democrats! #IMPEACHMITTROMNEY
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 5, 2019
Romney is currently rocking a 40% disapproval rating in Utah but isn’t up for re-election for another five years, having just taken office this January.
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Earlier in the day, Trump had slammed Romney for being a “pompous ass” who “begged him” for a cabinet position and mocked him for his 2012 election loss to Barack Obama.
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Somebody please wake up Mitt Romney and tell him that my conversation with the Ukrainian President was a congenial and very appropriate one, and my statement on China pertained to corruption, not politics. If Mitt worked this hard on Obama, he could have won. Sadly, he choked!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 5, 2019
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Mitt Romney never knew how to win. He is a pompous “ass” who has been fighting me from the beginning, except when he begged me for my endorsement for his Senate run (I gave it to him), and when he begged me to be Secretary of State (I didn’t give it to him). He is so bad for R’s!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 5, 2019
The childish barrage of insults comes the day after Romney tweeted the most direct criticism of Trump’s obvious corruption from a Senate Republican:
When the only American citizen President Trump singles out for China’s investigation is his political opponent in the midst of the Democratic nomination process, it strains credulity to suggest that it is anything other than politically motivated.
— Mitt Romney (@MittRomney) October 4, 2019
How Utah Republicans react to the war of words between their president and junior Senator could largely determine whether more Republicans choose to come out forward in defense of our nation’s laws.
Utah Republicans’ response to Trump’s attack on Romney will basically determine whether the senate has any chance to convict on impeachment. If the base turns on Romney, that will be the end of Republican courage for the foreseeable future.
— Democratica (@DemocraticaPod) October 6, 2019
The president’s fixation on Mitt Romney-bashing is an indication that the comments from a fellow Republican have both infuriated and disturbed him at a time in which the President is feeling particularly insecure in his position. Notorious for the fury which he unloads on anyone who dares criticize him, Trump has spent the past week desperately lashing out at all of his enemies on both sides of the aisle. He’s a man consumed with frustration and fear, and it’s safe to assume he’s going to grow even more unhinged as the impeachment process plays out.