Show-Me Sen. Hawley Graciously Accepting Backhanded Compliment From Romney

We like this story if only because it shows us the leaders of this nation are every bit as catty as cheerleaders and American Democracy is really more of a popularity contest than anything else.

Here's the money line . . .

Retiring Senator Romney, after announcing his plans to not seek reelection next year, revisited some previous comments in which he called it “disingenuous” for Senators to challenge election results. When first asked about Hawley and Cruz, Romney offered these comments…

“I really do believe many of the people in leadership, meaning elected officials, who claimed 2020 was a stolen election, that we need to recount the ballots, other than through the normal judicial process, I think they knew better,” said Romney. “I have expressed that numerous times. It’s not a surprise.”

More explanation . . .

Per one excerpt of the book cited by CNN, Romney was again critical of Hawley. “‘They know better! Josh Hawley is one of the smartest people in the Senate, if not the smartest, and Ted Cruz could give him a run for his money,’” read one excerpt published by CNN via The Atlantic.

Hawley reportedly responded to these comments in an audio clip shared on YouTube page @ForbesBreakingNews. “That is probably the nicest thing he has ever said about me to the public,” said Hawley. “You should see what he says about me in private. I did like the part where he said I was smarter than Ted Cruz, so I would say on the balance, he was probably like 47% accurate.”

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