Romney blasts Trump lack of leadership during pandemic: 'It's a great human tragedy'
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Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) on Thursday night issued a scathing condemnation of President Trump’s leadership during the coronavirus pandemic, calling the president's rhetoric a “great human tragedy.”
Romney, one of Trump’s most prominent Republican critics, was asked by CNN’s Wolf Blitzer where Trump’s leadership is as he continues to push unfounded conspiracy theories about the election as the coronavirus surges across the nation.
"Well, this hasn't been the focus of his rhetoric, apparently, and I think it's a great human tragedy, without question," Romney said.
The senator added that the “extraordinary loss of life is heartbreaking — and in some respects unnecessary.”
“Not all respects, but we've relaxed our standards as individuals," he continued. “Some states haven't had mask mandates. And from Washington we have not had a constant, consistent plan and plea for people to wear masks, to social-distance, to take all the measures that would reduce the spread of this disease."
"This hasn't been the focus of his rhetoric apparently and I think it's a great human tragedy," says Sen. Mitt Romney of Trump's approach to the Covid-19 pandemic."The extraordinary loss of life is heartbreaking... From Washington, we have not had a constant, consistent plan.” pic.twitter.com/pmHsJjykxw
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Romney’s remarks come after the United States officially recorded more than 14 million coronavirus cases as of Thursday — a sign that the virus is spreading at an alarming rate ahead of winter travel and holiday gatherin... (Read more)
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