Every action has a consequence.
After Utah Senator Mitt Romney voted to convict Trump, the state’s lawmakers moved quickly to distance themselves from the U.S. Senator.
The Salt Lake Tribute reports:
Utah lawmakers are asking their colleagues to send a message of support to President Donald Trump by censuring Sen. Mitt Romney over his impeachment vote and issuing a formal statement “paying tribute” to the nation’s chief executive.
State officials wasted no time Thursday in distancing themselves from Romney, R-Utah, who joined Senate Democrats on Wednesday in voting to convict Trump for abuse of power and remove the president from office. He was the only Republican to break ranks with his party during the impeachment process.
Rep. Phil Lyman, R-Blanding, early Thursday announced that he had filed a resolution to censure Romney, saying the senator’s judgment was questionable even if his motives were pure. While the censure seemed to be a nonstarter with Senate leadership, a more conciliatory resolution surfaced later in the day. After a “tense” meeting with Romney, House Speaker Brad Wilson revealed that he and Senate President Stuart Adams are jointly filing a resolution offering tribute to Trump for supporting Utah.
The bill, Recall of United States Senator, is already public on the Utah State Legislature website for review.
Lyman drafted the bill in late January, but waited to make it public until it was clear which way Romney would vote.
Even Marco Rubio, who ran a bitter campaign against Trump in the 2016 primaries, was critical of Romney’s vote.
I will be occasionally posting definitions of words & phrases used by political media in a series entitled #MediaWordOfTheDay
Our first word is:
“prin·ci·pled”
:exhibiting,based on,or characterized by agreement with the views of the political left and/or their media enablers— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) February 7, 2020
There is a startling similarity between John McCain's "thumbs-down" moment and Romney's "vote-to-convict" Trump.
In both instances, McCain and Romney hugged it out and danced a jig with Democrats immediately following.
— Bill Mitchell (@mitchellvii) February 8, 2020
During the Democrat debate on Friday night, Romney received a standing ovation. This is the exact reason conservatives don’t trust RINOs.
It's certainly not 2012 anymore. https://t.co/LJhBbMN354
— HuffPost (@HuffPost) February 8, 2020
But let’s be honest: we know the real reason Romney voted to convict Trump.
It has nothing to do with “principle” or morality.
Romney’s former press secretary said it best.
I believe Mitt Romney is motivated by bitterness and jealously 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.
— Rick Gorka (@Rick_Gorka) February 5, 2020
Is a senator who votes based on bitterness and jealousy who the people of Utah want to represent them?
We’ll find out at the polls.
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