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>> reporter: some republicans tried to explain that with deflection, claiming trump was just kidding. >> well i doubt if the -- the china comment was serious to tell you the truth. >> reporter: cnn contacted more than 80 gop congressional offices about the president inviting china to investigate his political rival. barely a handful responded. most notably, mitt romney who said the president's brazen and unprecedented appeal to china and to ukraine to investigate joe biden is wrong and appalling. in response, the president went after romney calling him pompous and a fool. clearly intended as a...

Has god is my witness was a biden name, not the former vice president, not his son, ever mentioned. >> reporter: the president and his defenders sound unhinged at times over the weekend with mr. trump tweeting nancy pelosi was guilty of treasure and utah senator mitt romney is a pompous. they stood by mr. trump by saying he doesn't trust parts of the intelligence community. >> you believe the fbi and the cia -- >> i don't trust any of these guys in the obama administration. >> reporter: president offered up a new distraction from the impeachment drama announcing he will allow turkey to sweep i...

Was serious. >> reporter: cnn contacted 80 offices about the president. barely handful responded. most notably mitt romney who said the president's brazen and unprecedented appeal to china and to ukraine to investigate show biden is wrong and appalling. in response the president went after romney calling him pompous and a fool. clearly intended as a warning to other republicans weighing whether to speak out. it didn't stop maine susan collins who did criticize the president which plays well with democrats she needs to win re-election in her blue state. she said the president made a big mistake...

Mitt romney knew exactly what he was in for when he came out of political retirement to run for senate. it comes as little surprise when the senator from utah tweeted this, contrasting the president. it came as even less of a surprise when the president responded over and over, mocking him for his 2012 loss to barack obama, calling him pompous and worse. by now, republicans know what's at risk if you criticize the president. ask former congressman mark sanford. the more common responses we've seen from republicans this week are ones like these. >> i'm talking about common sense. do you really ...

Professionally? >> well, he was an outstanding ambassador. the president called him pompous and stupid. those are the last words you would use for kim darroch. he is a worldly man. he was very insightful about america having talked to him during his time here. he made a point of knowing the washington game but also getting out into the country. and so he wasn't completely surprised by the victory of president trump. he's a very astute watcher of the american scene. and i think we now have really unprecedented situation. the last time the united states government asked an ambassador to leave wa...