Sen. Mitt Romney said Monday that he talked with his niece Ronna McDaniel following the Republican National Committee‘s censure of Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger.
The Utah Republican told reporters on Capitol Hill that he “exchanged some texts” with McDaniel, who is chairwoman of the RNC, after the committee adopted a resolution last week condemning the two Republican critics of former President Donald Trump for participating in the “persecution of ordinary citizens engaged in legitimate political discourse” as members of the House committee investigating the Capitol riot on Jan. 6.
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“I expressed my point of view,” Romney said, according to audio obtained from the Capitol Hill press pool. The senator declined to provide more information about their conversation.
“To suggest that a violent attack on the seat of democracy is legitimate political discourse is so far from accurate,” Romney said.
Despite Romney’s disapproval of what he classified as an “inappropriate message,” he said he thought McDaniel was a “wonderful” person who was doing “her very best.”
Romney, who was the 2012 GOP presidential nominee, is among several politicians who have criticized the RNC’s censure, including Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy and Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan.
Only a few audibly opposed the resolution when it was adopted last Friday at the RNC’s Winter Meeting.
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When asked if he thought the actions would affect Republicans in the 2022 midterm elections, Romney commented, “Anything that my party does that comes across as being stupid is not going to help us.”
