Mitt Romney: How a president shapes the public character

Jim
Society & Culture
Mitt Romney
Donald Trump

It is well known that Donald Trump was not my choice for the Republican presidential nomination. After he became the nominee, I hoped his campaign would refrain from resentment and name-calling. It did not. When he won the election, I hoped he would rise to the occasion. His early appointments of Rex Tillerson, Jeff Sessions, Nikki Haley, Gary Cohn, H.R. McMaster, Kelly and Mattis were encouraging. But, on balance, his conduct over the past two years, particularly his actions this last month, is evidence that the president has not risen to the mantle of the office.

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Bert Perry
Wed, 01/02/19 9:55 am

…..Romney would have responded to un-Presidential behavior as forcefully in 2012 as he does today. Sometimes it seems as if there is a political “establishment” that transcends both parties that simply seeks to steady the course of the government—but not the country. Romney’s provided a lot of evidence for that claim, sad to say.

Aspiring to be a stick in the mud.