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substantial portion of the profits. joining our conversation, politics editor for "the root," jason johnson. at the table, elise jordan, a former aid in the george w. bush white house and state departm t department. jason johnson, to you first. is it ethical, though? let me just ask anyone who worked in the government, to take any money for a book deal where you profit off your experience either anonymously or in your name? i don't think so. >> no, especially when your name is anonymous. i would think there would be all sorts of potential lawsuits here that make this problematic, and you can't go back -- i mean, talk about not being able to see your accuser. so i have a lot of ethical problems with this, but beyond that, nicolle, i'm so tired of these pierre delecto republicans, come forward and say i want to bravely declare what's going on, hiding behind a burner twitter account or anonymous name. if this is really a problem, morally offensive to you, if it's so dangerous to the future of our democracy, then come forward and say something. it is infinitely more powerful if there's a face to these accusations than hiding behind a book deal that you're eventually going to give the money to some
that's not saving kids at the border or protecting allies overseas and protecting police officers in this country and people who are suffering from gun violence and all the other things this administration is sitting by and let happen. these people want to be called heroes because they said something privately behind closed doors or on a twitter account like mitt romney. it's ridiculous. >> you know, "the onion's" calling and want their headlines back. it's hard to cover some of these stories, elise. >> yeah. from, you know, the burner twitter account to -- >> right. >> -- the serious stakes of what is being discussed on the hill and the testimony that ambassador taylor had today -- >> yeah. >> and lives being lost. >> lives being lost. >> kurds. right. >> if you read this 15-page opening statement, that's what ambassador taylor is advocating for. his strong belief that ukraine needs defensive weapons after having been on the front lines where, and witnessing what the ukrainian troops have been through. trying to -- >> well, i think you look -- we
the president has called him a pompous ass, but that hasn't stopped mitt romney from being one of trump's most vocal and defiant critics within the gop. now we're learning how far romney's criticism goes after a new report reveals the senator has a burner twitter account under the user name pierre delecto. he admitted this in a phone call with my next guest. mckay, you tell us what he said when you asked if it was him. >> i gave me a two word response which he gave in french. it's me. >> i want to talk big picture about mitt romney, this is something you did over the course of months. interviews with him, you've been
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the back story on this? >> right. so i was in his office, i met with him several times over the last few months working on this profile, and just last week actually, i was in his office, and i asked him about what it was like to be the subject of a presidential twitter tirade. donald trump just recently spent a weekend tweeting impeachment romney and other things. romney shrugged and said, you know, this is just something that he does. but then he got up and got an ipad from his desk and told me, you know, i have a secret twitter account that is separate from my public accounts that i use to follow the political conversation. and i didn't tell me the name of it, but then he gave me some details, who he was following, et cetera. >> the number of people. >> yes, 168 people is what he said.
joe walsh, thank you so much, we really appreciate it. a stunning show of anger unite of syria. kurds throwing food at u.s. military vehicles. after trump abandons an american ally. what trump is saying about the troops now, how hillary clinton's attack on a presidential candidate is actually helping gabbard's campaign. and will the real pierre please stand up? mitt romney admits to using that name for a secret twitter account it's revealing a lot about the senator's online activity. with amazing amenities like movie theaters, exercise rooms and swimming pools, public cafes, bars and bistros even pet care services. and there's never been an easier way to get great advice. a place for mom is a free service that pairs you with a local advisor to help you sort through your options and find a perfect place. a place for mom. you know your family we know senior living. together we'll make the right choice.
>> he named some of the -- he follows journalists, media outlets, late night comics, some athletes and so i put a lot of that in the story, it was interest, it was revealing, and then it took slate i think less than a few hours to figure out which account it was. >> 668 support irs and he doesn't follow @donaldtrump. didn't he say this was a lurker account? that's someone who is on twitter so that they can see what's going on, but they're not actually engaging. he was engaging. >> he was engaging, i mean, not really often, i think there were ten total tweets and they were all responses. he was engaging, he was also liking tweets. that's where a lot of the people
picked up on interesting inning sights into how he's viewing things. he likes tweets reviewing trump from the 25th amendment. you know, i don't know how seriously we should necessarily take a twitter like or how much we should read into it, but it is in keeping with the broader thesis of my piece, which is, i have been covering this guy for nine years, i covered his presidential race, i covered him since then. this is the most liberated i've seen him, even when this twitter account came out, i think another version of mitt romney, an earlier version may have reacted by going into crisis mode and releasing a serious statement, in this case, he was laughing when i talked to him last night. he seemed to find the whole thing confusing. >> the entire case is worth a read. you talk about when you bring up trump, mitt romney doesn't have the reaction that other senators have in his emotion.