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Mitt Romney booed at Utah GOP convention for voting to impeach Trump: 'Reich Wing eating their own'

The more than 2,000 GOP delegates booed 'traitor' and 'communist' as he addressed his party’s 2021 state convention, where a censure over his two impeachment votes narrowly failed to pass

A crowd of more than 2,000 GOP delegates booed “traitor” and "communist" Mitt Romney on Saturday, May 1 as the Utah senator addressed his party’s 2021 state convention, where a censure over his two impeachment votes narrowly failed to pass.

“Aren’t you embarrassed?” Romney stated as he was greeted with derogatory words when he took the stage at the Maverik Center in West Valley City. “I’m a man who says what he means, and you know I was not a fan of our last president’s character issues,” said Romney, who was reminded by the crowd that he was the only Republican senator who voted to convict former President Donald Trump in his first impeachment, and one of seven to vote to convict him in the second impeachment following the January 6, 2021 Capitol insurrection. Delegates tried to shout Romney down, calling him a “traitor” and “communist.”

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The 74-year-old stood his ground and said, “You can boo all you like,” adding, “I’ve been a Republican all of my life. My dad was the governor of Michigan and I was the Republican nominee for president in 2012.”

As soon as Internet users got hold of the booing videos, Romney started trending on Twitter. One person tweeted, "I just watched the clip of Senator Mitt Romney getting booed at Utah GOP convention by Republican delegates. I must admit, it was very satisfying." Another one asked, "Why was Mitt Romney saying "thank you, thank you"? He was getting his a*s booed off."

While some people slammed the crowd who booed Romney, as one person said, "Those in the Utah GOP who booed Mitt Romney today will never know what honor, integrity, moral courage, or true patriotism looks like in their own lives." While another one tweeted, "The Utah GOP booed Mitt Romney and called him a communist. Sounds like these cult whackos have no concept of what communism is. Or conservatism for that matter."

More and more people started slamming Republicans for booing Romney, saying, "Whatever Mitt Romney might be, he is not a communist. Republicans are so lost." While calling the crowd "nasty" another one wrote, "Mormon Repubs are just as nasty as any other Trump Repub! Look how Utah boos Mitt Romney, their own Senator & last Presidential nominee who did not cheat with Russia to steal an election!! You can keep your religion & get some manners!! Disgraceful! #MittRomney"

While some found it funny and said, "Mitt Romney being called a socialist and booed is laughable! Republican party is not even a tent! Leave alone the big tent." Another one asked, "Mitt Romney got booed at UTAH QOP convention. Is anyone else loving the Reich Wing eating their own?"

Meanwhile, delegates also booed Republican Gov. Spencer Cox, who won disapproval for some of his efforts in handling the Covid-19 pandemic in the state.