(CNN) Republican Sen. Mitt Romney will not be invited to a major conservative conference following the Utah Republican's vote Friday in support of witnesses during the Senate's impeachment trial, the event's chairman said. Matt Schlapp, chairman of the Conservative Political Action Conference, tweeted on Friday, "BREAKING: The 'extreme conservative' and Junior Senator from the great state of Utah, @SenatorRomney is formally NOT invited to #CPAC2020." Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, ultimately voted against witness testimony to seal the 51-49 total. Schlapp's tweet appeared to reference when Romney, while running for president in 2012, infamously said he was "severely conservative" -- not "extremely conservative" -- at CPAC. CNN reported Friday morning that Romney intended to vote in favor of witness testimony during the trial as expected, according to an aide.

Source: CNN February 01, 2020 00:56 UTC