RNC chair slams her uncle Mitt Romney for Trump criticism

Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel, the niece of Sen.-elect Mitt Romney (R-Utah), blasted the incoming lawmaker on Wednesday, saying that the op-ed he wrote criticizing President Trump was “disappointing and unproductive.”

“POTUS is attacked and obstructed by the MSM media and Democrats 24/7,” McDaniel wrote on Twitter. “For an incoming Republican freshman senator to attack @realdonaldtrump as their first act feeds into what the Democrats and media want and is disappointing and unproductive.” 

POTUS is attacked and obstructed by the MSM media and Democrats 24/7. For an incoming Republican freshman senator to attack @realdonaldtrump as their first act feeds into what the Democrats and media want and is disappointing and unproductive. https://t.co/ArhI7Bi7bo

— Ronna McDaniel (@GOPChairwoman) January 2, 2019

The statement came just a day after Romney declared that Trump had “not risen to the mantle” of the presidency in an op-ed for The Washington Post.

{mosads}”With the nation so divided, resentful and angry, presidential leadership in qualities of character is indispensable. And it is in this province where the incumbent’s shortfall has been most glaring,” Romney wrote. 

“On balance, his conduct over the past two years, particularly his actions this month, is evidence that the president has not risen to the mantle of the office.”

Romney later argued that in order “to reassume our leadership in world politics, we must repair failings in our politics at home.”

“That project begins, of course, with the highest office once again acting to inspire and unite us,” he said. 

Trump responded to Romney’s criticism on Wednesday, arguing that the 2012 presidential nominee should be a “team player” for Republicans.