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‘You’re a Joke’: Mitt Romney Confronted by Trump Supporters at Airport

Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) faced angry Trump supporters in both the Salt Lake City airport and on a plane for his refusal to support the president in his efforts to overturn the election, videos on social media show…

Savannah RychcikJan 6, 20212 min read

Watch the exchange below:

https://twitter.com/Utah_17/status/1346630970506559488

She pressed him on if he would support Trump in overturning the election.

“It’s a long story, but we have a Constitution, the Constitution process is clear, I will follow the Constitution, and I will explain all that when we meet in Congress this week,” Romney explained.

The woman continued to heckle Romney as he walked away from her.

Watch the video below:

https://twitter.com/AncPerl/status/1346597598044561409

Former White House communications director Alyssa Farah took to Twitter to defend Romney.

“Don’t know who needs to hear this but harassing and calling him a traitor is beneath us as a country. Disagree fervently – do it respectfully. Btw – his wife has MS, put on your damn mask,” Farah wrote.

Romney has been vocal about his opposition to Trump’s efforts to overturn the election.

During a CNN interview last month, Romney said Trump’s attempts to take back the election are “going nowhere,” as IJR previously reported.

He added at the time, “But it’s really sad in a lot of respects and embarrassing because the president could right now be writing the last chapter of this administration with a victory lap with regards to the vaccine.”

Romney also slammed lawmakers who considered challenge the Electoral College vote, as IJR previously reported.

He called it “madness.”