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Huckabee: Mitt Romney Should Come To Trump “Hat In Hand”

Speaking to Fox News’ Eric Bolling, former Gov. Mike Huckabee says Mitt Romney owes Donald Trump an apology for his comments during the presidential campaign.

“I hope he comes hat in hand. I hope he makes an apology for the things he said about Donald Trump. He was wrong. He was hurtful, he hurt the party, he hurt Donald Trump, Donald Trump still won. He owes Donald Trump an apology and he owes him his support.”

Romney is reportedly meeting with Trump today to discuss a possible appointment as Secretary of State.

After Romney called Trump a “fraud” and a “con man,” I honestly don’t see how he could serve as Trump’s top diplomat to the world.

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Mitt Romney On Trump: “I Don’t Want To See Trickle-Down Racism”

2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer on Friday that he doesn’t see anyway he could possibly support Donald Trump in the 2016 White House race.

Romney went on to say that Trump’s racism and misogyny would lead the country’s character to suffer.

Via CNN:

“I don’t want to see trickle-down racism,” Romney said in an interview here in a suite overlooking the Wasatch Mountains, where he is hosting his yearly ideas conference. “I don’t want to see a president of the United States saying things which change the character of the generations of Americans that are following. Presidents have an impact on the nature of our nation, and trickle-down racism, trickle-down bigotry, trickle-down misogyny, all these things are extraordinarily dangerous to the heart and character of America.”

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Mitt Romney On Donald Trump “It Is Disqualifying To Refuse To Release Tax Returns”

The 2012 Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney took to Facebook today to denounce Donald Trump’s refusal to release his tax returns, as every presidential candidate has done since 1976.

It is disqualifying for a modern-day presidential nominee to refuse to release tax returns to the voters, especially one who has not been subject to public scrutiny in either military or public service. Tax returns provide the public with its sole confirmation of the veracity of a candidate’s representations regarding charities, priorities, wealth, tax conformance, and conflicts of interest. Further, while not a likely circumstance, the potential for hidden inappropriate associations with foreign entities, criminal organizations, or other unsavory groups is simply too great a risk to ignore for someone who is seeking to become commander-in-chief.

Mr. Trump says he is being audited. So? There is nothing that prevents releasing tax returns that are being audited. Further, he could release returns for the years immediately prior to the years under audit. There is only one logical explanation for Mr. Trump’s refusal to release his returns: there is a bombshell in them. Given Mr. Trump’s equanimity with other flaws in his history, we can only assume it’s a bombshell of unusual size.

(Anticipating inquiries regarding my own tax release history, I released my 2010 tax returns in January of 2012 and I released my 2011 tax returns as soon as they were completed, in September of 2012.)

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Mitt Romney: Vote For Ted Cruz To Screw With Donald Trump

2012 Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney took to his Facebook today to encourage folks to vote for Sen. Ted Cruz in the upcoming Utah GOP primary.

Not necessarily because he’s a Cruz guy, but just to screw with Donald Trump’s delegate count.

This week, in the Utah nominating caucus, I will vote for Senator Ted Cruz.

Today, there is a contest between Trumpism and Republicanism. Through the calculated statements of its leader, Trumpism has become associated with racism, misogyny, bigotry, xenophobia, vulgarity and, most recently, threats and violence. I am repulsed by each and every one of these.

The only path that remains to nominate a Republican rather than Mr. Trump is to have an open convention. At this stage, the only way we can reach an open convention is for Senator Cruz to be successful in as many of the remaining nominating elections as possible.

I like Governor John Kasich. I have campaigned with him. He has a solid record as governor. I would have voted for him in Ohio. But a vote for Governor Kasich in future contests makes it extremely likely that Trumpism would prevail.

I will vote for Senator Cruz and I encourage others to do so as well, so that we can have an open convention and nominate a Republican.

The Donald noticed the post. His Twitter response?

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Donald Trump Responds To Mitt Romney Criticism

Speaking to supporters in Maine today, GOP presidential front-runner responded to 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney’s criticisms of his campaign and bona fides.

It goes long – I’ll warn you. But to be fair, I’m posting this.

I think the most notable thing Trump does here is say that Romney wanted Trump’s endorsement so badly back in 2012 that, as The Donald said, “I could have said Mitt, ‘Drop to your knees’ and he would have dropped to his knees.”

I’m not sure if Trumpster was referring to a blowjob or begging…

Watch the remarks below.

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Mitt Romney: “Donald Trump Is A Phony And A Fraud”

In a stunning speech, 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney labeled Donald Trump a fake, a phony, a fraud who would make the United States poorer and less safe.

Romney also said of Trump, “His promises are as worthless as a degree from (now defunct) Trump University.”

He went on to attack Trump business expertise by pointing to his failed companies, “Whatever happened to Trump Airlines, Trump University, Trump magazine, Trump vodka, Trump Steaks, Trump mortgage?”

Romney called for Republicans to support the other three GOP nominees still in the hunt – Sens. Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and Ohio Gov. John Kasich.

It’s worth noting that in 2012, Romney sought and received Donald Trump’s endorsement for president.

The 2008 Republican presidential nominee, Sen. John McCain, issued a statement echoing Romney: “I share the concerns about Donald Trump that my friend and former Republican nominee Mitt Romney described in his speech.”

“I would also echo the many concerns about Mr. Trump’s uninformed and indeed dangerous statements on national security issues that have been raised by 65 Republican defense and foreign policy leaders,” continued McCain.

UPDATE – Other GOP presidential nominees chimed in after the speech:

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Donald Trump Goes After Mitt Romney After Romney Says Trump Won’t Be GOP Nominee

GOP front runner Donald Trump was not happy about comments Mitt Romney, the 2012 GOP nominee for president, made on his campaign.

Speaking to Jake Tapper on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Romney said he didn’t think Trump would be the GOP nominee. When CNN “State of the Union” host Jake Tapper inquired if Romney would vote for Trump, Romney was vague.

“I would vote for the nominee of the Republican party and I don’t believe that’s going to be Donald Trump,” he said.

And with that came Trump’s Twitter fury….

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Jeb Bush: Democrats Win African-American Votes By Promising “Free Stuff”

At a campaign stop in South Carolina Thursday night, Jeb Bush seem to insinuate that Democrats win the African-American vote because they promise “free stuff.”

The comment was reminiscent of Mitt Romney’s 2012 statement, “your friends who like Obamacare, you remind them of this, if they want more stuff from government tell them to go vote for the other guy — more free stuff.”

From the Washington Post:

“Look around this room,” a man told Bush, who spoke to a mostly white crowd. “How many black faces do you see? How are you going to include them and get them to vote for you?” asked the man, who was white.

Bush pointed to his record on school choice and said that if Republicans could double their share of the black vote, they would win the swing states of Ohio and Virginia.

“Our message is one of hope and aspiration,” he said at the East Cooper Republican Women’s Club annual Shrimp Dinner. “It isn’t one of division and get in line and we’ll take care of you with free stuff. Our message is one that is uplifting — that says you can achieve earned success.”

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President Obama And Mitt Romney Urge South Carolina To Take

In the aftermath of the horrific Charleston church shooting, the Confederate flag – long a symbol of racism to many in the US – still flies over the South Carolina capitol.

In a rare moment of unity, both President Obama AND 2012 GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney call for the the flag to be lowered.

Current GOP presidential candidates were not so brave.

Sen. Marco Rubio derided such calls as ignoring a “states rights” issue. While Rick Santorum and Bobby Jindal sought to divert to a false “religious freedom” angle.

Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush still isn’t sure if the attack was racially motivated although the shooter has admitted to wanting to start a “race war.”

#HeadsInTheSand

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Mitt Romney: “There’s Every Appearance That Hillary Clinton Was Bribed”

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Mitt Romney directly accuses Hillary Clinton of accepting bribes from Clinton Foundation donors.

“You know, I’ve got to tell you, I was stunned by it. I mean, it looks like bribery,” he said while appearing on the Hugh Hewitt Show. “I mean, there is every appearance that Hillary Clinton was bribed to grease the sale of, what, 20 percent of America’s uranium production to Russia, and then, it was covered up by lying about a meeting at her home with the principals, and by erasing emails.”

“And you know, I presume we might know for sure whether there was or was not bribery if she hadn’t wiped out thousands of emails. But this is a very, very serious series of facts, and it looks like bribery,” he added.

Mittens was referring to a Thursday New York Times story that alleged that investors in a uranium company donated to the Clinton Foundation before an inter-agency committee including Hillary Clinton’s State Department approved the sale of the company to the Russian nuclear agency.

It’s important to note that the committee is led by the Treasury Department, not the State Department where Clinton worked.

Clinton’s presidential campaign and her allies have pushed back against the allegations, saying there is no evidence to suggest a link between the donations and the approval.

“The decision to approve the sale of uranium never rose to Secretary Clinton’s level and was approved by at least half a dozen government agencies,” said Adrienne Watson, communications director for Correct the Record, a project of the pro-Clinton group American Bridge. “Mitt Romney should take a cue from Hillary Clinton and start talking about the real problems facing people across our country.”

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