Utah Senator-Elect Mitt Romney continued to criticize President Trump on Wednesday, telling CNN’s Jake Tapper that the country “is as divided as I’ve ever seen it.” This after writing a scathing op-ed assailing the president’s character. But when the president of the United States, frankly of either party, were to say, ‘I’m endorsing your candidacy,’ I think you’d say, 'Thank you very much. '”Romney said he was prompted to write the op-ed due in part to Defense Secretary James Mattis’ abrupt departure and Trump’s decision to withdraw troops from Syria. He added that while he has publicly voiced his disagreements with Trump, he does stand with him on important policy matters, specifically border security. “Well," Romney said, "with regards to the shutdown, I’ll be with Republicans and that front, which is I think it’s important for us to secure the border.”

Source: Fox News January 02, 2019 22:52 UTC