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Mitt Romney Urges Trump to Denounce ‘Fools Parading the Nazi Flag’ – Gets Attacked by Thousands on Facebook

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In a rare statement Mitt Romney Friday morning took to Facebook to urge President Trump to apologize for his “both sides” comments, to denounce white supremacists, and to state “unequivocally that racists are 100% to blame for the murder and violence in Charlottesville.” He’s getting attacked by the thousands for it.

The former GOP presidential nominee penned a strong and wise statement in which he says that no matter what Trump may have meant, “what he communicated caused racists to rejoice, minorities to weep, and the vast heart of America to mourn.”

Romney last year denounced candidate Trump during the campaign, calling him a “phony” and a “fraud,” and saying his “promises are as worthless as a degree from Trump University.” But he met with President-elect Trump to discuss becoming Secretary of State in a dinner that some say Trump set up only to embarrass and humiliate the former Massachusetts governor.

Other GOP politicians have also come out strongly against Trump remarks. Senator Bob Corker (R-TN) delivered a stunning rebuke of Trump on Thursday, saying he has not demonstrated the qualities or skills to do the job of president.

Romney on Friday also said Trump’s “apologists strain to explain that he didn’t mean what we heard. But what we heard is now the reality, and unless it is addressed by the president as such, with unprecedented candor and strength, there may commence an unraveling of our national fabric,” he warned. 

He also warned, “who would want to come to the aid of a country they perceive as racist if ever the need were to arise, as it did after 9/11?” and added: “The potential consequences are severe in the extreme.”

Trump “should address the American people, acknowledge that he was wrong, apologize,” Romney advised. “State forcefully and unequivocally that racists are 100% to blame for the murder and violence in Charlottesville. Testify that there is no conceivable comparison or moral equivalency between the Nazis–who brutally murdered millions of Jews and who hundreds of thousands of Americans gave their lives to defeat–and the counter-protestors who were outraged to see fools parading the Nazi flag, Nazi armband and Nazi salute.”

In two hours there are already over 15,000 comments. 

It’s impossible to read them all, but wading through some of the top comments may make a decent American weep for this country.

“Take your leftist crap back to Utah, buttercup. Better yet, take it all the way out of the US.”

“Did Obama hack Mitt Romney’s FB account? I am confused because Mitt sounds like a liberal right now.”

Denouncing Nazis is now “leftist crap”?

“the president told the truth. BLM and Antifa are both domestic terror groups, and filled with hate,” wrote one commenter. “By this logic, you defended Antifa and helped create credibility for left-wing violence,” wrote another.

“They’re exactly the same. They both use violence to gain their ends–or did you miss the anti-fa riots and BLM chants somehow?”

Both Black Lives Matter and “Antifa,” which does not exist as a group in any formal sense, are working to fight racism and fascism. If that terrorizes someone, what does that say?

The “left-wing violence” trope is pure Fox News bunk, by the way.

“The vast majority of anti-fascist organizing is nonviolent. But their willingness to physically defend themselves and others from white supremacist violence and preemptively shut down fascist organizing efforts before they turn deadly distinguishes them from liberal anti-racists,” The Washington Post reports in an article titled, “Who are the antifa?”

The vast majority of domestic terror attacks are from right wing extremists.

“While the September 11, 2001, attacks were perpetrated by foreign violent extremists, from September 12, 2001 through December 31, 2016, attacks by domestic or ‘homegrown’ violent extremists in the United States resulted in 225 fatalities, according to the ECDB. Of these, 106 were killed by far right violent extremists in 62 separate incidents, and 119 were victims of radical Islamist violent extremists in 23 separate incidents,” a 2017 report by the U.S. government reads. “According to the ECDB, activities of far left wing violent extremist groups did not result in any fatalities during this period.” 

But back to the Fox News crew on Mitt Romney’s Facebook page.

“You must not realize that 50 % of the people in the USA actually love Trump and are 100 % for him. Go away nobody wants to hear any remarks from you.”

“Um, which ‘racists’ are you talking about? The ones that had a permit to exercise their Fist [sic] Amendment right (whether you like the content or not), or the ones that violently attacked them? Please clarify, or else you might look like a complete moron.”

“You are part of the problem. Yes you! If you listen to The President’s words they were entirely reasonable.”

“The President told the truth and you should stand behind him. Instead all you’ve done is shown you’re part of the problem in Washington. Just another Rino.”

“Trump was 100% accurate — BOTH SIDES IN CHARLOTTESVILLE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT VIOLENCE AND SHOULD BE CALLED OUT! Trump did not equivocate or excuse the Nazis and White Supremacists. He is absolutely correct that ALL SIDES are responsible. I believe anything less is nothing but pandering.”

“Oh and FYI obama started this race War you are speaking of but NO ONE stood up.”

“Quit blaming everything on the president. You people only hear what you want to hear, you yourself are spreading hate by your lies.”

“What about the incendiary comments coming from the racist liberals and democrats? Why aren’t you condemning them? Obviously being politically correct is more important to you than doing the right thing.”

“Mr Romney you are clueless; one side is bigoted, racist, enemy of the country and the other side is delusional racist neo nazis. When you accept that one hate group is worse then the other you identify yourself as the problem.”

There’s no question that thanks to Trump this is an America that may have existed before, but was largely unseen. Now, thanks to Trump and Fox News, denouncing Nazis and white supremacists is “leftist crap”?

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Walmart has issued a stark warning about the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, cautioning that their “magnitude” will directly lead to higher prices for consumers. The nation’s largest retailer made clear it will have no choice but to pass on the increased costs. President Trump, by contrast, recently claimed that Chinese manufacturers—key suppliers for Walmart and many other retailers—would probably “eat” the tariffs.

“We will do our best to keep our prices as low as possible, but given the magnitude of the tariffs, even at the reduced levels announced this week, we aren’t able to absorb all the pressure given the reality of narrow retail margins,” Walmart CEO Doug McMillon said in a press release, according to Yahoo Finance.

Walmart CFO John David Rainey told CNBC, “we’re wired to keep prices low for customers, but the level of tariffs that have been proposed is pretty challenging for all retailers, for suppliers, and certainly our concern is that consumers are going to feel some of that.”

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“We’ve not seen a period where you’ve had prices go up this high, this quickly,” he continued (video below). “We’re well equipped and experienced in dealing with elasticities or price increases that are going up 2 or 3 percent, but not 30 percent.”

Critics took the opportunity to blast President Trump’s tariffs.

Senate Democratic Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called Walmart’s warning a “canary in the coal mine for the devastation Trump’s tariffs will have on Main Street,” according to The Washington Post.

“If a retailer as big as Walmart can’t escape the pain of tariffs, what chance [do] small businesses have?” he asked.

Leader Schumer called on retailers to post how much tariffs increase the cost of each product.

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“Walmart’s announcement is a glaring reminder that even after supposedly backtracking on some of his tariffs, significant damage will not go away,” he added in a floor speech. “The chaos unleashed is eating away at retail, restaurants, small businesses, and middle class families wallets. It is still estimated these tariffs will cost thousands of dollars for each family each year.”

Cato Institute Vice President of General Economics Scott Lincicome served up this warning: “Buckle up.”

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A massive banner of President Donald Trump is now hanging from the outside of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s building in Washington, D.C., opposite a banner of President Abraham Lincoln. Several critics are suggesting the hanging is fascist or authoritarian, with some saying it is giving off North Korea vibes.

“Looming down from the pillared front of the neo-classical facade is an enormous, brooding picture of President Donald Trump, adapted from his official presidential portrait,” The Independent reported. “The picture of Trump is reminiscent of portraits of leaders hanging from public buildings, often seen in dictatorships, monarchies, and in descriptions in George Orwell’s 1984 of ‘Big Brother.'”

Progressive nonprofit People For the American Way posted a photo of the USDA building with the Trump banner, also saying it is “echoing authoritarian dictatorships.”

“This is deeply fascist,” observed Democracy advocate, Army combat vet, and podcaster Fred Wellman.

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“Trump is spending $92 million on a birthday military parade and plastering his face on the sides of government buildings. Washington, DC is becoming Pyongyang, North Korea,” podcaster Brian Tyler Cohen noted.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins posted photos of the banners being installed, while suggesting that President Trump’s policies have been good for farmers — a controversial opinion given his tariff and trade wars, and program cuts.

The Bulwark’s Tim Miller wrote: “Its interesting that these freedom loving MAGA alpha males want to institute this deeply creepy 3rd world culture where we have a national daddy that must be obeyed.”

Political analyst Rachel Bitecofer warned Trump is “going to go full Putin.”

“Welcome to North America’s North Korea!” exclaimed Russell Drew, a self-described amateur historian and political junkie.

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Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. lashed out as he was repeatedly corrected by U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT), who accused him of breaking his confirmation hearing promises to the committee, during a Senate hearing on Wednesday.

Secretary Kennedy repeatedly interrupted Senator Murphy, forcing the Connecticut Democrat to declare that “none” of what RFK Jr. had said was true.

“You … promised Chairman Cassidy that the FDA would not change vaccine standards from ‘historical norms,’ but what happened as soon as you were sworn in?” Senator Murphy declared. “You announced new standards for vaccine approvals that you proudly referred to in your own press release as a radical departure from current practice, and experts say that that departure will delay approvals. You also said specific to the measles vaccine that you support the measles vaccine, but you have consistently been undermining the measles vaccine. You told the public that the vaccine wanes very quickly, you went on the Dr. Phil’s show, and said that the measles vaccine was never fully tested for safety. You said there’s fetal debris in the measles vaccine.”

Kennedy interjected: “All true. All true,” he insisted. “You want me to lie to the public?”

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“None of that is true,” Murphy replied.

“Of course it’s true,” Kennedy said.

After more back and forth and an interjection from the Republican Chair, Murphy continued:

“Just this morning in front of the House of Representatives, you also said that you, in fact, would not recommend that kids get vaccinated for measles, you said you would just lay out the pros and cons. So this is the summation of everything that you have said to compromise people’s faith in the measles vaccine, in particular, is contrary to what you said before this committee.”

“You said you support the measles vaccine,” Murphy added, “but then you have laid out a set of facts that are contested, and I will submit information for the record from experts who contest what you have said about the vaccine, and the result is to undermine faith in the vaccine. It’s kind of like saying, ‘Listen, I think you should swim in that lake, but, you know, the lake is probably toxic, and there’s probably a ton of snakes and alligators in that lake, but I think you should swim in it.'”

Senator Murphy went on to challenge Secretary Kennedy, asking him point-blank, “Are you recommending the measles vaccine or not?”

Kennedy replied that during his confirmation he would “tell the truth,” and have “radical transparency.”

“Are you recommending the measles vaccine?” Murphy again asked.

“I am not going to just tell people that everything is safe and effective. If I know that there’s issues, I need to respect people’s intelligence,” Kennedy replied.

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“You’re answering the question. I think you’re answering the question,” Murphy concluded, calling Kennedy’s remarks “really dangerous for the American public and for families in this country.”

Professor of Medicine and Surgery Dr. Jonathan Reiner, weighed in, saying: “The measles vaccine has 60 years of safety and efficacy data and was tested in a placebo controlled trial. There are no fetal parts in the vaccine. It doesn’t wane quickly. Sec Kennedy consistently misstates the facts about this vaccine. No amount of scientific data will convince him otherwise. It’s an obsession.”

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