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Questions. >> so his use of the word incumbent, he spoke about donald trump as the incumbent. my first thought when i read that in the op-ed, i'm sure i'm not the only one. thinking about running? >> i know as much as you do but clear with jake tapper he doesn't expect to run. it's not really in the cards. i think having won twice and not have been successful, now having just taken the oath of office on behalf of the people of utah to be their senator, i don't expect that he is going to run for office and i don't think this was a calculation in that sense. >> okay. >> particularly, since if it...

Been tough for the president on national security, foreign policy and some of his approach that there will be flash points like that all the way throughout the next year and that one of the ways he can get ahead of how will he answer it at some of these junctures is to lay it all out in this op-ed. that seems to be what he's doing. >> i don't disagree with what he wrote but why not wait for an issue over policy but why preemptively? >> that's the challenge and even for folks like me who worked for him a long time, i think it really did raise that question mark which is, why would you at the be...

In the red file tonight, recently sworn in senator mitt romney of utah started the new year off with a scathing "washington post" op-ed attacking president trump, first his character and time in office. his conduct over the past two years particularly, his actions last month is evidence that the president has not risen to the mantle of the office. it goes on, with the nation so divided, resentful and angry, presidential leadership and qualities of character is indispensable and it is in this where the incumbents where the incumbent's short fall is most glaring. trump had this to say about romn...

Guarantees that he will be the first person, the the firfirst that every single person running through the halls of senate will be looking for him and he will be seen as this sort of oppositional touch stone to the white house and to the president as a result of this op-ed. it raised that question mark for me as well. >> yeah, because it seems to me, if he just wants to be an opposition voice for the republican party, he can write op-eds all day long or a book or go on tv, we'd have him all the time but ran to be a legislator, so i'm confused. >> the interesting thing is for six months during ...

Fault but significant statements or actions that are divisive, racist, sexist, anti-immigrant, dishonest or destructive to democratic institutions. it's unclear what provoked romney's condemnation but obviously coming in hot. joining me now to discuss, cnn's political commentator, former spokesman for mitt romney's 2012 campaign, you know mitt romney better than most. that's why i'm glad you're here to talk to me about this. when i read this, i thought, what is mitt romney's goal in publishing this before he was sworn in? what do you think? >> he stated pretty clearly during his interview with...