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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Wed Nov 30, 2016, 09:56 AM Nov 2016

In an abrupt about-face, Romney emerges from dinner with Trump full of frog legs and high praise

By Abby Phillip November 29 at 10:30 PM

They talked for more than two hours, they laughed, they munched on carefully prepared frog legs, and afterward, Mitt Romney, once one of Donald Trump's harshest critics, emerged a changed man.

"I had a wonderful evening with President-elect Trump," the former Massachusetts governor declared to the press after a final course of chocolate cake. "We had another discussion about affairs throughout the world, and these discussions I've had with him have been enlightening, and interesting and engaging."

"What I've seen through these discussions I've had with President-elect Trump, as well as what we've seen in his speech the night of his victory, as well as the people he's selected as part of his transition, all of those things combined give me increasing hope that President-elect Trump is the very man who can lead us to that better future," he added.

It was almost as if Romney had not been one of Trump's leading detractors, calling him a "con man," a "fake" and a "phony" who was unprepared for the presidency.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/11/29/in-an-abrupt-about-face-romney-emerges-from-dinner-with-trump-full-of-frog-legs-and-praise/?utm_term=.a93f331f26c8&wpisrc=nl_politics&wpmm=1

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In an abrupt about-face, Romney emerges from dinner with Trump full of frog legs and high praise (Original Post) DonViejo Nov 2016 OP
...Rmoney also emerges from dinner with tRumpSHIT all over his face... Raster Nov 2016 #1
Every critic, every detractor, will have to bow down to President Trump." tanyev Nov 2016 #2
Here is what I don't understand texasmomof3 Nov 2016 #3
I am of two different opinions on this Txbluedog Nov 2016 #4
I will take #3 for the win!:) texasmomof3 Nov 2016 #5
From Etch a Sketch.. say it ain't so?! lol Cha Nov 2016 #6
Trump said "Jump" and Rmoney said, "How high?" tetedur Nov 2016 #7

Raster

(20,998 posts)
1. ...Rmoney also emerges from dinner with tRumpSHIT all over his face...
Wed Nov 30, 2016, 10:00 AM
Nov 2016

...get in there deep, Mittens, SMELL IT, 'cause you're going to be wearing it for a long, long time.

"...Trump is the very man who can lead us to that better future"

tanyev

(42,552 posts)
2. Every critic, every detractor, will have to bow down to President Trump."
Wed Nov 30, 2016, 10:02 AM
Nov 2016

I thought that was absolutely crazy when Omarosa said it back in September.

texasmomof3

(108 posts)
3. Here is what I don't understand
Wed Nov 30, 2016, 10:37 AM
Nov 2016

Why would Romney even want or need a role in the new dictatorship? Seriously? If he was so against Trump why play now? He is wealthy. He doesn't need the job. He won't ever get elected. He's been there done that. Let it go man.

 

Txbluedog

(1,128 posts)
4. I am of two different opinions on this
Wed Nov 30, 2016, 10:42 AM
Nov 2016

I am of two different opinions on this:

1) He thinks he'll be a viable candidate whenever if he serves as Secretary of State

2) He actually cares about the US and it's international reputation and thinks he can somewhat counter balance Trump by being SoS

or the more likely one:

3) He's just power hungry

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