Former White House communications director Alyssa Farah took to Twitter Wednesday to criticize supporters of President Trump who heckled Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) while he was at the Salt Lake City airport.
The group of supporters vocalized their disdain with the senator’s refusal to support Trump’s campaign to challenge the 2020 election results.
“Don’t know who needs to hear this but harassing @MittRomney & calling him a traitor is beneath us as a country,” wrote Farah, who resigned last month after serving under various roles in the Trump administration for more than three years.
“Disagree fervently — do it respectfully,” she added. Farah noted that the Utah senator’s wife, Ann Romney, has multiple sclerosis and argued that this should have prompted supporters who heckled him to “put on your damn mask.”
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Video footage Tuesday showed a woman recording Romney while he was waiting at a gate in the airport terminal.
“Why aren’t you supporting President Trump?” the woman asked.
The Utah senator then asked the woman to put on her mask, reminding her it is required by law, before engaging in a discussion with her.
A later video from another Twitter user showed Trump supporters on the flight from Salt Lake City to Washington, D.C., shouting at Romney while aboard the airplane.
In the video, passengers chant “Traitor!” for several seconds. One person is heard yelling at Romney to resign, and a few of the passengers can be seen not wearing masks in the video.
The incident came ahead of Wednesday’s planned joint session of Congress to formally count the Electoral College vote that broke in favor of President-elect Joe Biden.
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No matter our political differences let’s all treat each other with respect and decency. Harassing your political opponents on a plane is not acceptable. Harassing your political opponents at their home is not acceptable. We as a country need to be better than this.
— Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) January 6, 2021
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Former White House official says Trump supporters who heckled Romney "beneath us as a country" https://t.co/NCDA8FFyKC pic.twitter.com/QqaTtQgUno
— The Hill (@thehill) January 6, 2021
I can't believe this is real – because that person's voice sounds like Mel Blanc on a bad drunk – but wow. https://t.co/gqL1oczKFV
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) January 6, 2021
This is what happens when an affluent and decadent society loses its bearings and becomes a collection of narcissistic toddlers enthralled with half-assed conspiracy theories. https://t.co/AC3CoFyoIU
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) January 6, 2021
The patriot on that flight is Mitt Romney — who I think is the most admirable person in American politics today. https://t.co/dpbfTH2Qtt
— Jay Nordlinger (@jaynordlinger) January 6, 2021
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