In a surprising turn of events, Senator Mitt Romney, who has long been a thorn in the side of true conservatives, seems to be finally acknowledging the undeniable success and influence of Donald Trump and the MAGA movement. Appearing on Jake Tapper’s “State of the Union”, Romney, who is stepping down as Senator for Utah, had to face the reality that Trump’s landslide victory has solidified his position as the leader of the Republican Party.
Tapper began, “In an interview a few months ago, quote, ‘there is a good chance the Republican Party is going to need to be rebuilt or reoriented,’ and that you want to have a voice in the post-Trump Republican Party.”
He asked, “Do you think that there’s still—do you still think there’s going to be a post-Trump Republican Party, or is MAGA now the Republican Party?”
Romney replied, “Oh, MAGA is the Republican Party, and Donald Trump is the Republican Party today. And if you were to ask me who the nominee will be in 2028, I think it’ll be J.D. Vance, all right? He’s smart, well-spoken, part of the MAGA movement.”
Tapper pressed, “You said something pretty harsh about him a few months ago, though. You could not have less respect for somebody than J.D.?”
Romney said, “Long ago. I’m not going to rehash history. And we’ve worked together in the Senate since then. But I—you know, that is what the Republican Party is, and will the party need to change?”
He continued, “Look, the Republican Party has become the party of the working-class, middle-class voter. And you’ve got to give Donald Trump credit for having done that, taken that away from the Democrats. Democrats pushed him out, all right?”
“The Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren faction of the Democrat Party with some of this, you know, defund the police and transgenders in—or excuse me, biological males and women’s sports,” Romney explained. “These things had a lot of people in the middle class just flee the Democratic Party. They’re now Republicans. Now, one of the challenges in my party is that our policies do not necessarily line up with the interests of our voters.”
He said, “And so there will be some reorientation that’s going to be necessary in my party. The Democrat Party is the one in trouble. I mean, I don’t know how they recover. And you know I’m not going to tell them what to do because I would begin to have the capacity to do so.”
Romney concluded, “But they’ve lost their base. I mean union guys and gals have left the Democratic Party and are voting Republican. And the Democratic Party is seen not as rich people but as college professors and woke scolds. And that’s not an attractive feature.”
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MITT ROMNEY SHOWS SOME ACTUAL GRACE TODAY ON CNN.
'JD Vance will be the 2028 nominee.'
'Trump deserves legitimate credit for expanding the party.'
'Republican party is now MAGA, no question.'pic.twitter.com/gcYsDkI9HN
— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) December 16, 2024
However, Romney did not offer such kind words during his recent farewell address in the Senate; instead making a less than subtle swipe at Trump and his supporters.
“There are some today who would tear at our unity, who would replace love with hate, who deride our foundation of virtue or who debase values upon which blessings of heaven depend,” he declared.
“Now I’ve been in public service for 25 years. I have learned that politics alone cannot measure up to challenges we face,” he added. “A country’s character is a reflection not just of its elected officials but also its people.