Mitt Romney Trump op-ed: Mitt Romney slam Trump in editorials before being sworn into the Senate

Senator Elect Mitt Romney 2012 Republican candidate, criticized the leadership of President Trump, writing in a Washington Post editorial that "the President did not show up" . Romney will be sworn in on Thursday as a young senator from Utah.

"To a large extent, a presidency defines the public character of the nation," Romney wrote. "A president must unite us and encourage us to follow" our best angels. "A president must demonstrate the essential qualities of honesty and integrity and elevate the national discourse with courtesy and mutual respect.As a country, we are fortunate to have presidents who have made appeal to the greatness of the American spirit.With a nation so divided, full of resentment and anger, a leadership to the presidency in the quality of its character is indispensable.And it is in this province that the The current president's downfall has been the most glaring. "

Romney writes in the editorial that he hoped that Mr. Trump would" rise to the occasion "after the election, and that he approved some of the first people appointed by Mr. Trump. But Romney calls the departure of White House Chief of Staff John Kelly and Secretary of Defense James Mattis in the "deep descent" of the presidency in December.

Although Romney is critical of Mr. Trump's editorial, he also writes that he will follow the leadership of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who has already been aligned with Mr. Trump. Romney also does not specify how he will oppose Mr. Trump in Washington.

There was no official response from the White House. But Brad Parscale, head of Trump's 2020 campaign, tweeted that Romney "did not have the ability to save this nation … Jealousy is a hot, well-served drink and Romney just proved it."

Romney strongly criticized Mr. Trump during the election of 2016 but still met during the transition period before Mr. Trump took office. Romney also accepted the endorsement of Mr. Trump in the 2018 elections.

M. Trump's approval rating dropped the most in Utah compared to any other state, according to the Salt Lake Tribune in October. According to the newspaper, 58% of people in Utah disapprove of Mr. Trump and only 45% still support the president.

Although Mr. Trump won Utah 18 points, Romney won the dark red state by 48 percentage points in 2012. In the 2016 election, the independent anti candidate -Trump Evan McMullin won more than 20% of the vote in the state.