Mitt Romney is a clown.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

By sucking up to Donald Trump to get the Secretary Of State job he neutralized himself as a Trump critic in the future. Now that the job is going to somebody else he will look like a sore loser if he criticizes Trump.

As for me I'm happy. A Romney pick would have "normalized" Trump. Some things like cannibalism, necrophilia, and Donald Trump don't deserve to be normalized.

[cwydro]

1. He was played.

Amazing that someone in his life didn't point this out to him.

I'm no politician and I saw it happening from the get-go.

What a damn fool.

[Jean-Jacques Roussea]

2. His niece got RNC chair

Just sayin

[cwydro]

3. Gah!

Well, there ya go.

[blue cat]

4. From now on

I will always smile when I think about him having to grovel for nothing.

[colorado_ufo]

5. Romney was a double payoff for Trump:

1 - Romney was a smokescreen, to make it seem to the media and the public that he was actually entertaining someone reasonable for the position of Secretary of State, using Romney's respectability.

2 - It was a lovely bit of revenge: Smile and smile, dine with him at the most posh restaurant, have multiple meetings - very publicly - and make it known that Romney was a top contender for the position.

Then very publicly drop him on his ass.

[Jamaal510]

6. I can respect

a Republican who is at least consistent in his/her beliefs and maintains his/her dignity. But people like Romney and Cruz get no respect from me as they come to brown-nose Trump after they came out so strongly against him in the primaries. They had me fooled that they were decent enough to never willingly associate themselves with him.

[czarjak]

8. Republicans with dignity?

And you were fooled? Gee, how?

[gordianot]

7. Romney was another swamp thing that got drained out by the evil CEO.

When he resurfaces in public it should be to the chant "Loser".

[Mr. Evil]

9. Romney was never under serious consideration.

He was just a prop used to make Trump look more legitimate. Tillerson was the man all along.

[Mike Nelson]

10. Mitt is indeed a clown...

...but he hopes to ride in on his white horse and save Trump should his preferred Sec meet with enough disapproval.

[Javaman]

11. this is the photo of someone who just realized that...

he's not part of the 1%.

idiot romney

[TuxedoKat]

12. Interesting photo

Would be interesting to hear what a body language expert has to say. Trump is leaning in with hands hidden -- in charge and giving nothing away? Romney is leaning back -- both hands on the table, one hand in a fist -- holding back anger/resentment? -- the other hand open and down near Trump -- giving in/capitulating. The expressions on their faces are so telling. Romney looks sort of abashed, or as if he suddenly found himself caught in a trap, and Trump looks like the cat that swallowed the canary, with that knowing smirk on his face. Interesting placement of the upward-pointing champagne bottle behind Trump's right shoulder too.

[spanone]

13. it only proves further what a vindictive shit the p-elect is.