Rick Gorka, the former traveling press secretary of Sen. Mitt Romney’s 2012 presidential campaign has decided to speak up about Mitt Romney’s vote for the removal of President Trump from office. Gorka knows him well, having travelled with him across the country a dozen times during the 2012 presidential campaign. Gorka says that Romney was motivated by bitterness and jealousy because President Trump is doing all of the nthings Romney wanted to do.
But the truth is Romney could never do what Trump has done because quite frankly, he isn’t tough enough. He proved that when he let Obama push him around during the 2012 campaign. Some people do not like the way President Trump talks sometimes, but that is the secret to his success. Neither the press nor Democratic politicians can shove him without getting shoved twice as hard back.
Gorka tweeted:
“I believe Mitt Romney is motivated by bitterness and jealousy that @realDonaldTrump accomplished what he has failed to do multiple times. His desire to pander to the chattering class has gotten the best of him … again.” Gorka continued, “These are the same people that hated Mitt in 2012 and they will hate him again when they are done with him. It is sad to see that Mitt has not learned the lessons from 2012. Now he has betrayed his Party and millions of voters.”
Gorka was not the only person close to Romney to take issue with his decision; Romney’s niece, Ronna Romney McDaniel, who serves as the chairwoman of the Republican National Committee, tweeted, “This is not the first time I have disagreed with Mitt, and I imagine it will not be the last. The bottom line is President Trump did nothing wrong, and the Republican Party is more united than ever behind him. I, along with the @GOP, stand with President Trump.”
This is not the first time I have disagreed with Mitt, and I imagine it will not be the last.
The bottom line is President Trump did nothing wrong, and the Republican Party is more united than ever behind him.
I, along with the @GOP, stand with President Trump.
— Ronna McDaniel (@GOPChairwoman) February 5, 2020
Romney also called on the top three GOP 2016 presidential candidates to release their tax documents, accusing Trump of “dodging and weaving” on the issue, and adding, “We’re gonna select our nominee. We really ought to see from all three of these fellas what their taxes look like to see if there’s an issue there. I think in Donald Trump’s case, it’s likely to be a bombshell.”