Mitt Romney Criticizes Trump and Reflects on GOP Complicity in New Biography by McKay Coppins

Romney shares unvarnished thoughts on Trump, recounts political violence fears among GOP colleagues, and admits regret over past compromises as he bares his political journey with McKay Coppins in the new biography.

• In his new biography, 'Romney: A Reckoning,' Mitt Romney reveals his fears regarding political violence amongst GOP colleagues and expresses regret over past compromises.
• Romney admits in the book to having regretted his decision to accept Trump's endorsement in 2012, seeing it as one of many compromises that paved the way for Trump's rise in the Republican party.
• The senator from Utah expresses frustration with party leaders and admits to a fear for the future of the country, seeing the book as a way to voice these concerns.
• Journalist McKay Coppins, who conducted extensive interviews with Romney and had access to his personal journals, stated that Romney was unusually transparent for a sitting politician.
• Despite receiving backlash from Trump himself, Romney is reported to have enjoyed Trump's response to the book, even labeling him a 'whack job.'

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