How Kellyanne Conway Muzzled Mitt Romney

[DonViejo]

March 15, 2017 By Taegan Goddard

The Atlantic: “During the transition, Conway began publicly criticizing, on Twitter and on television, Trump’s consideration of Mitt Romney for secretary of state. Romney and Trump were in the midst of a high-profile courtship, and Romney was reportedly a leading contender for the job, when Conway tweeted that she was receiving a ‘deluge’ of feedback from Trump fans who would feel ‘betrayed’ by Romney’s selection.”

“Romney dined with Trump in New York and gave a public statement that seemed to retract his previous concerns and expressed confidence in the president-elect. Nonetheless, he was passed over. Trump chose Rex Tillerson, the ExxonMobil CEO, for the post instead.”

Said one high-ranking White House official: “Judas Iscariot got 30 pieces of silver; Mitt Romney got a dish of frog legs at Jean-Georges. And even at that, it was the appetizer portion. We’ve sort of taken out his larynx—how can he criticize Trump now?”

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https://politicalwire.com/2017/03/15/kellyanne-conway-muzzled-mitt-romney/

[Beakybird]

1. Romney will always be remembered for that craven move

It obliterated any image of statesmanship he achieved when he held a press conference denouncing Trump.

[Ilsa]

7. I applauded him doing that. I realize it isn't viewed the same way

by others, but I think he decided he needed to go public with his personal and business experience with drumpf.

[delisen]

2. There was a reason to have Romney photographed eating frogs legs

[Else You Are Mad]

3. It is bad...

But, I wish that Mitt Romney was the SoS. Only because there would be an adult in the room that knows what he is doing.


I can't believe I just said that.

[anneboleyn]

8. Seriously. Tillerson is so much worse -- and I can't believe I am saying this either.

[Ilsa]

9. I know, I know.

But we gave to think about the nation over personal revulsion for his 1% beliefs. At least Mittens wouldn't allow the US to be controlled by Putin, and he even understood about Putin back in 2012.

[wishstar]

4. Romney wouldn't have cooperated well enough with Bannon and Putin-sanctioned weakening of State Dept

Trump was just sticking it to Romney for his own sick satisfaction, revealed by the grin on his face at the dinner table.

[C_U_L8R]

5. We haven't seen the last of tastes-like-chicken Mitt

He pop up a day and a dollar short as
soon as it's quite clearly safe to be 'outspoken'.

[Vinca]

6. Mitt was all for show anyway. Pootie wanted Tillerson.