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Question will be is he a flake? i won big and he didnt. he should be happy for all republicans, be a team player and win." when asked about romney at todays cabinet meeting trump drove home his team player theme. >> i wish mitt could be more of a team player. im surprised he did it this quickly. id love him to be a team player. possibly he wont be. >> i just hope hes going to be a team player. and if hes a team player thatll be great. >> i think hes going to end up being a team player. >> i dont...

They lose the senate. and what clinton was able to do, very smartly, was he was picking his spots. he reached historic compromises with the republicans on subjects, declared the era of big government was over but fought them on others. one way he fought them and won was on newt gingrichs government shutdown because it turns out americans dont like seeing hundreds of thousands of people being -- >> it was extraordinarily strategic but i dont think this president has any strategy. theres no strate...

Over oversight power tomorrow. the government is shut down. whats evident, mona, hes painted into a corner. theres nothing to be done other than wait for them to come around or give him some way to save face. >> this, you were asking about the changeover of control to the democrats, what this will mean. and in one way, it actually works to the presidents advantage. right? for the first two years, he didnt have a foil -- >> right. >> -- in congress. he chose the press. the press became the big fo...

And romney could just be something bigger than his position. and i think that if trump and his advisers look at that, the small thing to do is say dont pro vek it. and hes saying inning me up to the the foil. thankly, there is a vacuum for that. mccain was the critic and hes gone now. so there is that opening for somebody to take that on. >> its just interesting to look back at their tumultuous relationship. mitt romney went after trump during the campaign, then he sort of pulled that back in wh...

Incumbent shortfall has been most glaring. indicates romney is planning to be the presidents new republican foil in the senate with bob corker and jeff flake departing. >> president trumps 2020 campaign manager responded to romneys op-ed tweeting jealousy is a drink best served warm, and romney proved it. mitt romney will speak with jake tapper today. "the lead" airs at 4:00 p.m. eastern on cnn. we will hear from the former republican nominee for the presidency himself -- >> jealousy is a drink ...

After the election when romney was being considered for secretary of state. >> romney says he agrees with some of mr. trumps policies, he writes, a president should demonstrate the essential qualities of honesty and integrity and elevate the national discourse with comity and mutual respect. it is in this province where the incumbents shortfall has been most glaring. the op-ed indicates romney is planning to be the new republican foil in the senate with bob corker and jeff flake departing. pre...

If youre mitt romney, it makes sense that the rnc would fall in line with the president. theyre worried about there being a rupture in the middle of the party. there is real frustration with trump and they dont agree with his trade policies and i think romney has shown he is what really the heart and the gut of the gop would be on those kind of issues absent president trump. hes potentially threaten, though he is a very back bencher in terms of his rank in the senate. he was the partys political...

Ablazing, and this is going to be about mitt romney as much as it is the shutdown. >> speaking to mitt romneys integrity, you can think hes a h hypocrite or all over the place, and he was speaking out against trump and he was willing to work with donald trump and in the op-ed talks about working with him, and he -- the period he tested in, he will be outspoken and the question just is how much will he do it and who else does he bring with him. >> the tweet storm is acoming, you said, kevin, and ...

Day four of the government shutdown. mitt romney unloading on president trump before he takes his seat in the u.s. senate. the incoming republican senator from utah writing a scathing op-ed in the "washington post" claiming the presidents behavior the past two years is evidence that he has not risen to the mantle of the office. romney has been a frequent critic of the president, but they appeared to mend fences after the 2016 election when romney was being considered for secretary of state. >> r...

Of the office. romney has been a frequent critic of the president. they appeared to mend fences after the 2016 election when romney was being considered for secretary of state. >> romney says he agrees with some of president trumps policies, he writes, quote, a president should demonstrate the essential qualities of honesty and integrity and elevate the national discourse with comity and natural respect. -- and mutual respect. it is in this province where the incumbent shortfall has been most gl...