Tag: Mitt Romney

Romney Defends Cheney Amid GOP Questions Over Leadership

Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) came to the defense of Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) after House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) suggested that she may lose her leadership role the House GOP. “Every person of conscience draws a line beyond which they will not go: Liz Cheney refuses to lie,” Romney tweeted Tuesday. “As one of my Republican…


Collins Condemns GOP Attacks Against Cheney and Romney: ‘I Was Appalled’

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) on Sunday defended fellow Republicans Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) and Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyoming) against intraparty attacks driven by the duo’s push to impeach former President Donald Trump, who continues to command unwavering loyalty among much of the GOP. Collins, who, like Romney, voted “yes” on a Senate motion in February…


Utah GOP Votes Against Censuring Romney Over Impeachment Vote

The Utah Republican Party voted narrowly on May 1 to not censure Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) for voting to convict former President Donald Trump during two impeachment trials in 2020 and 2021. According to a final tally shared by KUTV reporter Michael Locklear, 711 Republicans voted to censure Romney and 798 voted against doing so. The…


Utah GOP Votes Against Censure of Romney Over Impeachment Votes

The Utah Republican Party voted narrowly on May 1 against censuring Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) for his votes to convict former President Donald Trump on impeachment charges in 2020 and 2021. According to a final tally shared by KUTV reporter Michael Locklear, 711 Republicans voted to censure Romney, while 798 voted against. The U.S. Senate acquitted…


Romney Appears to Have Been Awarded for Malice Toward Trump

Commentary There is something poignantly appropriate in this dismal political year of mudslinging, attempted criminalization of policy differences, and the almost unrelieved moral bankruptcy of the national political media, that this year’s Profile in Courage Award by the Kennedys is to Senator Mitt Romney. President John F. Kennedy’s daughter, Ambassador Caroline Kennedy, said in announcing…


Romney Urges US Boycott of Beijing Olympics Over CCP’s ‘Repression and Brutality’

Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) on Monday pushed for a boycott of the 2022 Beijing Olympics because of the ruling communist regime’s brutal repression. “China deserves our condemnation. The Chinese Communist Party has reneged on its agreement to allow Hong Kong self rule; it has brutally suppressed peaceful demonstrators and incarcerated respected journalists. It is exacting…


Romney Treated at Hospital After Fall

Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) was treated at a hospital in Boston over the weekend after falling down and losing consciousness. “I took a fall,” Romney said. “Let’s see, what can I say? Yeah, I had kind of a tough, tough weekend,” Romney said and added jokingly: “I went to CPAC, that was a problem.” Romney…


Romney Thinks Trump Would Win 2024 GOP Nomination If He Ran for President

Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) on Tuesday said he believes former President Donald Trump will be the Republican presidential nominee for the third time if he runs for president in 2024. “I think he’d win the nomination, if he runs. I mean, a lot can happen between now and 2024, and I’m not great at predicting,”…


Mitt Romney and Tom Cotton Propose $10 Minimum Wage In Counter to Democrat Push for $15 an Hour

In a counterpoint to the Democrat push for an hourly minimum wage hike to $15, Sens. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) and Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) on Tuesday announced their own bill that would raise the minimum wage to $10 an hour by 2025. Called the Higher Wages for American Workers Act (pdf), Cotton and Romney’s bill would…


Romney, Cotton Propose $10 Minimum Wage in Counter to Democrat Push for $15 an Hour

In a counterpoint to the Democrat push for an hourly minimum wage hike to $15, Sens. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) and Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) on Tuesday announced their own bill that would raise the minimum wage to $10 an hour by 2025. Called the Higher Wages for American Workers Act (pdf), Cotton and Romney’s bill would…