With Mitt Romney getting ready to attack Donald Trump in a speech later today, Trump showed up on “Morning Joe” this morning to make sure everyone knows that it was Romney who “begged” for his endorsement in 2012 and not the other way around:
.@realDonaldTrump on @MittRomney: He begged me, and I mean begged me, for my endorsement https://t.co/7hUz2wQbbU
— Morning Joe (@Morning_Joe) March 3, 2016
Trump has a point. As we told you earlier, Romney is expected to call Trump a “phony” and “fraud” at a speech in Salt Lake City later today, but Romney only had great things to say about The Donald when he accepted his endorsement in 2012:
And we can’t stress enough how excited team Romney was for the endorsement of Trump back then:
Wow, Ann Romney pauses for applause for Donald Trump, then Kid Rock, but lumps in Govs. Pawlenty, Christie and McDonnell
— Reid Wilson (@PoliticsReid) February 29, 2012
Ann Romney thanks Donald Trump before TPaw, Christie, etc
— Mike Memoli (@mikememoli) February 29, 2012
Ann Romney thanking the surrogates: Donald Trump gets a shout-out before Chris Christie. Biggest reax for Kid Rock
— Rebecca Sinderbrand (@sinderbrand) February 29, 2012
So, as we get ready to hear the entirety of what Mitt Romney has to say about Donald Trump, let’s take a little walk down memory lane to remind Mitt that many questioned his embrace of Trump in 2012, yet he did nothing. Sorry, Mitt … this one’s on you:
.@RalstonFlash: Time for #Romney to fire Trump. — http://t.co/T9Uls2xl
— Las Vegas Sun (@LasVegasSun) May 30, 2012
Romney won't disavow Trump b/c his camp reportedly thinks McCain's apologies projected weakness: http://t.co/kpikxI6g
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) May 30, 2012
Romney wd not need to "repudiate" Trump if he did not allow Trump to headline Romney fundraisers
— David Frum (@davidfrum) May 31, 2012
.@rossdouthat tears his hair out at Romney Trump embrace http://t.co/cWhtwjRY Why'd they do it? My take: petulance http://t.co/tG4wwuLU
— Jonathan Chait (@jonathanchait) May 30, 2012
Colbert mocks Trump's birtherism and its effect on Romney http://t.co/LdZGZ71Q
— HuffPost Comedy (@HuffPostComedy) May 31, 2012
The mystery of Mitt Romney's tryst with Donald Trump – Trying to account for why Romney let Trump get in on his act … http://t.co/GxB1dHTm
— Guardian Opinion (@guardianopinion) May 31, 2012
RT @POLITICOvideo: ICYMI: The pundits have a field day with "Trump" puns after Romney's big day — Echo Chamber: http://t.co/NMbj4mkp
— POLITICO (@politico) May 31, 2012
https://twitter.com/EvanMcSan/status/207916697733173248
Romney: Explaining why Romney won't repudiate Trump http://t.co/1PLbvcvX
— Domenico Montanaro (@DomenicoNPR) May 31, 2012
Could campaigning with #Trump cost #Romney votes? Watch: http://t.co/T9jyZX8w
— Anderson Cooper 360° (@AC360) May 30, 2012
"Leave no wing-nut behind." @joanwalsh on Romney's alliance with Trump http://t.co/bhZhZpcz via @hardball
— Salon (@Salon) May 31, 2012
Mitt Romney wins presidential nomination but Donald Trump steals his thunder with Obama 'birther' claimshttp://t.co/ztNdOyL8
— Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) May 30, 2012
Mitt’s only answer back then was that Bill Maher donated to President Obama so it was kind of the same thing:
Romney spokeswoman revives Maher controversy in countering Trump hits http://t.co/9GywfbGh
— The Hill (@thehill) May 30, 2012
And that Romney wouldn’t “redo” anything even after the Trump-birther explosion:
VIDEO: Why Mitt Romney's campaign wouldn't redo today if they had the choice – despite Donald Trump http://t.co/TxnXuf6G #NowWithAlex
— NowWithAlex (@NowWithAlex) May 30, 2012
Of course, Chris Christie has had a change of heart as well:
Christie passes on chance to comment on Romney-Trump group hug but adds Trump wrong to continue birther issue
— Bob Jordan (@bobjordanAPP) May 30, 2012
And that is what’s wrong with the GOP in a nutshell. Will no single candidate stick by their past statements?
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