'Embarrassing': GOP senators 'trade barbs' after Romney calls out 'demeaning prostrating' at Trump trial

Top Republican lawmakers last week made their way to New York to show their support for Donald Trump during his ongoing hush money criminal trial.

US Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) — who has said that he will not run for reelection — on the other hand, is embarrassed by his colleagues' expression of loyalty to the MAGA hopeful.

In an interview with CNN's Manu Raju earlier this week, the Utah congressman "spoke candidly about his fellow Republicans, which included House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum and some of his colleagues like Sens. Tim Scott (R-SC) and Tommy Tuberville (R-AL)."

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Romney emphasized that their unabashed fealty to the former president — mainly by those vying to be Trump's 2024 running mate— was "really very difficult to watch."

Senator JD Vance (R-OH) replied to Romney's comments, saying, "Mitt has been on three sides of every issue in public policy in this country in the last 20 years."

"I think that he should stick to be a legislator and try to do a good job for the people of Utah," Vance added. " When he attacks his colleagues, I think it's counterproductive.

Romney told Raju, "There is a level of dignity and decorum that you expect from people who are running for the highest station in the land, and going out and prostrating themselves in front of the public to try and apparently curry favor with the person whose our nominee, it's a little embarrassing," Romney said.

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