Donald Trump has today lashed out and mocked the former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney for *checks notes* marching in solidarity and against racism.
Yes, Romney, who ran against Barack Obama in 2012 took to the streets of Washington DC in a Black Lives Matter march and protest the death of George Floyd and others at the hands of police officers.
Talking to Hannah Natanson of the Washington Post, the Republican and former governor of Utah said he was marching for an end to 'violence and brutality and make people understand that Black Lives Matter.'
Rather than commend Romney on taking a stance against racism and marching with Black Lives Matter, the president sarcastically applauded him before mocking his 'numbers' in Utah.
It's the kind of grace and decorum that we've come to expect from Trump who biggest stance during the unrest has been to walk 3 minutes across the road from the White House and pose in front of a church.
Trump's lack of decency and inability to do the right thing or even keep his mouth shut when he had no right to say anything speaks volumes about his character, which people were more than happy to remind him of.
Say what you will about, Romney, but the only way you walked your ass out there was with tremendous security. 'Memb… https://t.co/x92x4tA6uS— Jeffrey Wright (@Jeffrey Wright) 1591622883
Trump is insulting Romney for marching for racial equality and threatening to sic his Twitter mob on Roger Goodell… https://t.co/YK0vxjseAJ— Angry Staffer (@Angry Staffer) 1591623938
The President of the United States is literally attacking Sen. Mitt Romney BECAUSE he says #BlackLivesMatter. What… https://t.co/CofA1xE1rs— Darren ™ (@Darren ™) 1591624438
If this were the #MeToo movement, Trump would be on the Harvey Weinstein side https://t.co/UsnZDQKXuk— Ed Solomon (@Ed Solomon) 1591628380
The President of the United States just admitted that RACISM is baked into his platform. Under his leadership, the… https://t.co/FaoUy43asL— Morgan J. Freeman (@Morgan J. Freeman) 1591627890
Mocking a Republican senator for taking part on a Black Lives Matter rally = "Modern day presidential" https://t.co/p1mO3Zqx4r— Chris Cillizza (@Chris Cillizza) 1591619856
I love how Mitt Romney reappears once every three months to outshine the entire Republican Party by doing the absolute least.— Louis Virtel (@Louis Virtel) 1591578037
Also, Trump should have probably done a bit more research before he started to mock Romney's 'numbers.'
Mitt Romney's approval rating: 50% approve, 38% Disapprove. Donald Trump's approval rating: 38% approve, 57% Disap… https://t.co/A94hl5RHtx— Heidi Krassenstein (@Heidi Krassenstein) 1591620256
"Sen. Mitt Romney continues to see a job approval rating above 50%, while Sen. Mike Lee still languishes below that… https://t.co/UgdwwgZrXK— Lois Romano (@Lois Romano) 1591625429
Still, while there the unrest shows no signs of disappearing Trump is keen to let people know that CNN polls are 'fake' and the stock market is doing great.