Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) came to the defense of former Rep. Joe Scarborough (R-Fla.) and the widower of a former Scarborough staffer after President Trump said without evidence again on Wednesday that the woman’s death was “a Cold Case” that would haunt the “Morning Joe” co-host.
The president’s feud with Scarborough and fellow “Morning Joe” co-host Mika Brzezinski is well-documented, but Trump has recently pushed the conspiracy theory that Scarborough was involved in the death of Lori Klausutis, an aide who worked in his Florida office when Scarborough was a congressman.
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Trump on Wednesday tweeted, “Psycho Joe Scarborough is rattled, not only by his bad ratings but all of the things and facts that are coming out on the internet about opening a Cold Case. He knows what is happening!”
Romney, one of Trump’s most vocal GOP critics and the only Republican senator to vote to convict him in his impeachment trial, didn’t directly mention the president directly in his response:
I know Joe Scarborough. Joe is a friend of mine. I don't know T.J. Klausutis. Joe can weather vile, baseless accusations but T.J.? His heart is breaking. Enough already.
— Mitt Romney (@MittRomney) May 27, 2020
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Romney defends Joe Scarborough, staffer's widower: "Enough already" https://t.co/qyccVyiETu pic.twitter.com/vNG87ArzMT
— The Hill (@thehill) May 27, 2020
Trump's @JoeNBC tweets would be horrible at any time under any circumstances. But it's worth reminding people that this is how he spent his time, not just during Memorial Day weekend, but amidst *two* national emergencies.
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) May 27, 2020
President Trump's crazed Twitter rant on Joe Scarborough was vile and unworthy of his office. Some will undoubtedly shrug it off as Trump being Trump, but one could hardly be blamed for reading it and doubting his fitness to lead.
//Our editorial >> https://t.co/GaV5FHVEzL— Tim Carney (@TPCarney) May 27, 2020
Profiles in Cowardice, Part 237 https://t.co/9xp91GUFn9
— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) May 27, 2020
“Mr. Trump is debasing his office, and he’s hurting the country in doing so," says the reliably conservative editorial board of the @WSJ. https://t.co/0xiyH4ODAK
— Steve Herman (@W7VOA) May 27, 2020
This has been the strategy all along for the Trump-compliant outlets. "We're populists, just like you! And we defended him when he was right! But now that everything is in flames, we were never *really* taken in by all this and we're very, very concerned." https://t.co/JnXD9vwQlW
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) May 27, 2020
Great example of an explanation not being an excuse. https://t.co/uykPGV5ZIj
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) May 27, 2020
Rush Limbaugh, presumably based on his understanding of the Bible, our Constitution, and conservative Republican orthodoxy, defends Trump responding to those who object to his disgusting conduct… by punishing them, for his amusement.https://t.co/1FJpXOhvSo
— AlmostExMerc (@AlmostExMerc) May 27, 2020
Limbaugh is a *bleepbleeepbleepbleeep* I don’t care why Trump is pushing this. He is hurting a grieving family and that is unacceptable. Or it should be.
I had a conservative talk radio show for six years. I just can’t imagine selling your soul like Rush Limbaugh has. I mean, you form a bond with your listeners. To purposely feed your listeners a daily plate of lies & bullshit is just disgusting. And sad. https://t.co/LuYoBLiQBt
— Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) May 27, 2020
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