West Valley City, UT — Utah Senator Mitt Romney was met with boos and heckling from Republican audience members this past weekend at the GOP’s state convention.
Accusations rang out from the audience, calling him a “communist,” a “traitor,” and a “sell-out.”
Romney heckled back, “You can boo all you like.” “I’ve been a Republican all of my life. My dad was the governor of Michigan, and I was the Republican nominee for president in 2012.”
Mitt Romney spent the last several decades standing to the left of his party, never shying away from his moderate views, even throwing jabs publicly at the more conservative members of the Republican Party.
His support for gun control, signing universal healthcare into law, and his opposition to Trump, leaves many questioning how he ever made it through a primary in a deep red state like Utah.
If Saturday’s Republican Convention is a sign of things to come for Romney, the Republican base is angry with him, to say the least.
U.S. Senator Mike Lee saw a more favorable reaction, receiving a standing ovation as he took the podium.
Lee blasted Democrats in his speech highlighting the U.S. Constitution and Founding Fathers. The audience cheered as he spoke boldly in favor of the Second Amendment and protecting individual privacy.
“Their whole agenda is wrapped up around one idea,” Lee said, “unquestionable trust in government.”
Lee went on blasting President Biden over the Covid lockdowns, “He wants us dependent on government,” Lee said, stating the president wanted “to extend lockdowns. We want to end them!”
Romney and Lee both represent the Republican Party, but at least among the Republican base in Utah, it’s clear, Lee’s brand of conservative politics remains the favorite.
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Your either a Republican or your NOT you do not ever side with destructors of democracy and that is what Romney did, he took the wrong side, not what the people of Utah voted for, and their are 6 more rhinos who did the same thing, you all better watch your back 2022 isn’t that far off and we the people don’t forget what you did to us!
Ha ha Ha Mitt Romney didn’t win The presidential election did he. As a Republican I don’t know but I didn’t fall for Mitt Romney being a republican when he ran for president I ran the opposite direction it was one of the only times I voted outside of the party