Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) told a reporter “this is what the president has caused today, this insurrection” as protesters stormed the Capitol building Wednesday to protest the presidential election results.
The New York Times reports that Romney made the statement to a reporter as he was moved to a more secure location.
New York Times reporter Jonathan Martin tweeted, “.@MittRomney summoned me as lawmakers and press arrived at a secure location. ‘This is what the president has caused today, this insurrection,’ he said w fury in his voice.”
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Multiple reporters shared on Twitter that Romney yelled “This is what you’ve gotten, guys” to his fellow Congress members as they were evacuated.
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Romney: Trump caused "this insurrection" https://t.co/6BUHRp6d4p pic.twitter.com/pVG25xMLZ0
— The Hill (@thehill) January 6, 2021
Mitt Romney yelled “This is what you’ve gotten” to Ted Cruz and his fellow Senate colleagues as protesters swarmed the building. https://t.co/Yt8ZPArYpE
— David Freedlander (@freedlander) January 6, 2021
Either you knew what you were whipping up and are panicking because you think you'll be rightly blamed or you didn't know and you're just a buffoon. Either way, you'd do the country a better service by going on a coke bender in private. https://t.co/TlR1DTScqR
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) January 6, 2021
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) January 6, 2021
Mitt Romney: “ What happened here today was an insurrection, incited by the President of the United States." pic.twitter.com/4Un71bSZsN
— Emily Cochrane (@ESCochrane) January 6, 2021
#BREAKING: Sen. Mitt Romney excoriates Trump in speech that gets interrupted by applause:
"What happened here today was an insurrection incited by the President of the United States." pic.twitter.com/9jI6K37U9d
— The Hill (@thehill) January 7, 2021
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