Sen. Mitt Romney
Willard (Mitt) Mitt RomneySenate votes to nix mask mandate for public transportation The Memo: Zelensky virtual address raises pressure on Biden Kinzinger calls out Gabbard for Russian misinformation MORE (R-Utah) on Friday broke sharply with President Trump
Donald TrumpGOP talking point could turn to Biden's 'underwhelming' Russia response House Oversight Committee opens investigation into New Mexico 2020 election audit Hunter Biden paid off tax liability amid ongoing grand jury investigation: report MORE's call for China and Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden
Joe BidenRepublican senators introduce bill to ban Russian uranium imports Energy & Environment — Ruling blocking climate accounting metric halted Fauci says officials need more than .5B for COVID-19 response MORE, calling it "wrong and appalling." "When the only American citizen President Trump singles out for China’s investigation is his political opponent in the midst of the Democratic nomination process, it strains credulity to suggest that it is anything other than politically motivated," Romney said in a statement, which he also tweeted out.
Willard (Mitt) Mitt RomneySenate votes to nix mask mandate for public transportation The Memo: Zelensky virtual address raises pressure on Biden Kinzinger calls out Gabbard for Russian misinformation MORE (R-Utah) on Friday broke sharply with President TrumpDonald TrumpGOP talking point could turn to Biden's 'underwhelming' Russia response House Oversight Committee opens investigation into New Mexico 2020 election audit Hunter Biden paid off tax liability amid ongoing grand jury investigation: report MORE's call for China and Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joe BidenJoe BidenRepublican senators introduce bill to ban Russian uranium imports Energy & Environment — Ruling blocking climate accounting metric halted Fauci says officials need more than .5B for COVID-19 response MORE, calling it "wrong and appalling." By all appearances, the President’s brazen and unprecedented appeal to China and to Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden is wrong and appalling.
— Mitt Romney (@MittRomney) October 4, 2019
The day before, Trump floated to reporters outside of the White House that the two countries should probe Biden, the Democratic 2020 front-runner, and his son, Hunter Biden, even as House Democrats work on an impeachment inquiry centered on allegations that Trump sought to withhold aid to Ukraine as an effort to get Kiev to launch a probe.
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"China should start an investigation into the Bidens,” Trump said in front of cameras on the South Lawn. Sen. Ben Sasse
Ben SasseThe Hill's Morning Report - Presented by Facebook - Russia-Ukraine, US-China hold talks but yield little GOP White House hopefuls get Supreme Court spotlight GOP raises red flag on Supreme Court nominee's Guantánamo work MORE (R-Neb.), in a statement on Thursday night, said "Americans don’t look to Chinese commies for the truth," while also knocking House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff
Adam Bennett SchiffDemocrats urge DOJ to address 'insider threats' from candidates who deny 2020 results Sunday shows preview: Russian invasion of Ukraine intensifies Jan. 6 committee subpoenas Kimberly Guilfoyle, fiancee of Trump Jr. MORE (D-Calif.) for running a "partisan clown show in the House."
The president added that he had not explicitly asked Chinese President Xi Jinping to open such a probe, but that it’s “certainly something we can start thinking about.”
Most Republicans, who are currently scattered across the country for a two-week recess, have remained silent on Trump publicly suggesting that foreign governments investigate a potential 2020 rival.
But Romney is part of a small group of Republicans who have spoken out this week, though none have backed the impeachment inquiry against Trump.
Ben SasseThe Hill's Morning Report - Presented by Facebook - Russia-Ukraine, US-China hold talks but yield little GOP White House hopefuls get Supreme Court spotlight GOP raises red flag on Supreme Court nominee's Guantánamo work MORE (R-Neb.), in a statement on Thursday night, said "Americans don’t look to Chinese commies for the truth," while also knocking House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam SchiffAdam Bennett SchiffDemocrats urge DOJ to address 'insider threats' from candidates who deny 2020 results Sunday shows preview: Russian invasion of Ukraine intensifies Jan. 6 committee subpoenas Kimberly Guilfoyle, fiancee of Trump Jr. MORE (D-Calif.) for running a "partisan clown show in the House."Retiring GOP Rep. Will Hurd
William Ballard HurdHillicon Valley — YouTube takes some heat Former GOP rep: Social media companies should be able to suspend Trump, others for 'boldfaced lies' Hillicon Valley — Presented by Ericsson — Tackling the misinformation 'crisis' MORE (Texas) told CNN's "New Day" that he thought Trump's comments were "terrible."
William Ballard HurdHillicon Valley — YouTube takes some heat Former GOP rep: Social media companies should be able to suspend Trump, others for 'boldfaced lies' Hillicon Valley — Presented by Ericsson — Tackling the misinformation 'crisis' MORE (Texas) told CNN's "New Day" that he thought Trump's comments were "terrible." Romney's comments on Trump asking for the Chinese government to investigate the Bidens come as he also voiced concerns about the phone call where Trump asked the Ukrainian government to help his personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani
Rudy GiulianiRussian oligarch charged with illegal donations in US campaign finance scheme Trump falsely claims his election was stolen — but what happens if one is? White House briefs TikTok creators on Ukraine MORE, look into the issue. There's been no evidence of wrongdoing by Biden.
Rudy GiulianiRussian oligarch charged with illegal donations in US campaign finance scheme Trump falsely claims his election was stolen — but what happens if one is? White House briefs TikTok creators on Ukraine MORE, look into the issue. There's been no evidence of wrongdoing by Biden. Romney became one of the first GOP senators to raise concerns about the phone call. The public questioning earned him mockery from the president, who tweeted out a video comparing Romney's failed 2012 presidential bid with his own victory four years later.
