Romney tears into GOP for not criticizing Trump

Romney, who accused Trump of repeatedly using racist language, said the businessman should not represent the Republican Party in the November general election.

Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican presidential nominee, said he was anxious that a Donald Trump presidency would promote “trickle-down racism” and appeal to the racist tendencies of some Americans.

Trump added that several African-Americans have endorsed his campaign, including boxing promoter Don King.

Romney said he has no plans to vote for Trump or presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.

Romney, who actively sought to recruit an independent, third-party challenger to Trump, also conceded that a credible candidate will not emerge. “He said, ‘Hey, I’m going to check out Gary Johnson and see what he’s got to say, ‘” he told CNN’s Victor Blackwell on “CNN Newsroom”.

Still, Romney said he did not regret signing on for another run. “And the reason for that, of course, is that it’s nearly impossible for a third party candidate to receive the 270 electoral votes that are necessary to actually become president”.

“I think Mitt Romney hit it on the head”.

“I’m not looking for Mr. Trump to change a policy that more aligns with my own”, Romney told Blitzer.

Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks, as New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (L) looks on, during Trump’s five state primary night event in New York City, U.S., April 26, 2016.

In March, Romney blasted Trump as a fraud who is playing the American public for suckers – and charged last month that the billionaire’s refusal to release his taxes disqualifies him from the seeking the White House.

At a closed-door session at the same summit, Republican-leaning HP CEO Meg Whitman compared Trump to Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini, the Washington Post reported, citing multiple people who were in the room.

Trump also turns 70 years old on Tuesday, a fact noted Saturday by supporters in Pennsylvania and Florida who shouted “Happy birthday” at him.

He noted that former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush had a super PAC “of over $100 million and focused their fire on Marco Rubio and others, as opposed to the front-runner”.

“Had I been in the race”, he said, “I can assure you, I would have taken him on”.