Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright finally apologized to Mitt Romney for mocking the then 2012 GOP Republican presidential candidate for saying Russia was America’s No. 1 geopolitical foe:
At House intel hrg, fmr Sec State Madeleine Albright apologized to Mitt Romney for "underestimating" Russia 7 yrs ago. Albright, who was then on CIA external advisory board, said “We underestimated what was going on w/ Russia…Putin has put them back on the scene” via @leeferran
— Elizabeth McLaughlin (@Elizabeth_McLau) February 26, 2019
So, who else is going to apologize now?
Romney was mocked as naive by Obama folks and some in the FP community throughout 2012 for his answer about Russia as the biggest geopolitical foe https://t.co/6dxNS7BGjf
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) February 26, 2019
It’s a little late, we might add:
*NOW* she tells us?!? https://t.co/zYf2HZxswH
— Michael Steel (@michael_steel) February 26, 2019
Needless to say this is extremely appropriate but also long, long overdue. https://t.co/NRQYsTHa2P
— Andrew Wagner (@andrewwagner) February 26, 2019
Weird. We don’t remember the media bending over backwards to criticize team Obama for taking Romney out of context then:
Part of the reason Romney got ridiculed for this was because people misinterpreted it (willfully or otherwise) as him saying Russia was the top threat for a military confrontation … which wasn't what he said. https://t.co/LlZsQce6xR
— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) February 26, 2019
And what’s so commendable about it coming so late?
Latest in a very subtle, albeit commendable, apology tour of sorts regarding Democratic ridiculing of @MittRomney in 2012 campaign for his Russia policy. https://t.co/Zu0LwCwNuJ => https://t.co/xnRi7RRkRS
— David M. Drucker (@DavidMDrucker) February 26, 2019
Plus, it doesn’t matter. They’ll find something else to get angry at Mitt about:
When you get that apology, but you already boarded the #TrumpTrain. ? ??♀️?? @MittRomney #Trump #Russia https://t.co/kwvM4vZhby
— Tena Ezzeddine (@TenaNYCLA) February 26, 2019
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Related:
Joe Biden’s latest warning about Russia is guaranteed to make Mitt Romney roll his eyes https://t.co/TRv1raUuSl
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) February 23, 2019
TBH, this makes Mitt Romney look really bad https://t.co/6RjepumkBH
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) January 10, 2019