Utah Sen. Mitt Romney on Sunday implied that members of his own party were “morons” after they attended a Florida event associated with white nationalists.
“Look, there’s no place in either political party for this white nationalism or racism. It’s simply wrong,” the Republican lawmaker told CNN’s Dana Bash during a Sunday appearance on “State of the Union.”
GOP Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and Paul Gosar of Arizona attended the third-annual America First Political Action Conference in Orlando, which was held Friday and organized by the far-right figure Nick Fuentes.
Fuentes is known for white nationalist views, including his questioning the existence of the Holocaust, criticizing interracial marriage, and praising Jim Crow-era segregation, Insider previously reported. The Anti-Defamation League has also called Fuentes a “well-known white supremacist pundit and organizer.”
Greene on Saturday defended her appearance at the conference, claiming she did not know its organizer or about his views, Insider reported.
“I do not know Nick Fuentes. I’ve never heard him speak. I’ve never seen a video. I don’t know what his views are, so I’m not aligned with anything that may be controversial,” Greene told reporters at CPAC, held at the same time in Orlando.
But during his CNN appearance, Romney called out Greene and Gosar by name.
“And Marjorie Taylor Greene and Paul Gosar, I don’t know them, but I’m reminded of that old line from the ‘Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid’ movie, where one character says: ‘Morons. I have got morons on my team.'”
Thank you for your comments Mitt. What you need to realize however, is that these folks you call morons are not members of your team. You are an outcast of our team.
Romney is the f’n moron