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1. It's really only possible to be encouraged by Romney's op-ed if you ignore everything he's said and done over the last 7 years.

Let's review.

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2. In 2012, as Trump pushed his racist birther conspiracy, Romney solicited his endorsement.

He went to Trump Tower to "discuss campaign strategy." Then he trekked to Las Vegas to accept Trump's endorsement.

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3. "Being in Donald Trump's magnificent hotel and having his endorsement is a delight," Romney said, "I'm so honored and pleased to have his endorsement. ... Donald Trump has shown an extraordinary ability to understand how our economy works." popular.info/p/rewinding-ro…
4. In May 2012, days after Trump gave an interview to the Daily Beast claiming Obama was born in Kenya, Romney featured him in a fundraising solicitation. People who donated got a chance to stay at Trump's hotel "Dine with The Donald"

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5. Asked about Trump's role in the campaign while pushing the birther conspiracy, Romney said: "I need to get 50.1 percent or more and I'm appreciative to have the help of a lot of good people" popular.info/p/rewinding-ro…
6. In an August 2012 appearance in Michigan, Romney told his own birther "joke": "No one’s ever asked to see my birth certificate. They know that this is the place where both of us were born and raised."popular.info/p/rewinding-ro…
7. A few years later, in 2015, Romney blasted Trump as "hurtful" and "childish" and obliquely blamed him for his 2012 loss -- as if Trump magically became an important part of Romney's campaign popular.info/p/rewinding-ro…
8. In March 2016, in a last ditch effort to deny Trump the nomination, Romney delivered a blistering speech saying Trump had "neither the temperament nor the judgment to be president," would lead America into a recession and put the country in danger. popular.info/p/rewinding-ro…
9. After Trump won, Romney immediately reversed course and began lobbying to be Trump's Secretary of State. He met Trump at his New Jersey golf course and then again at "Jean-Georges, a three-star Michelin restaurant" at the Trump hotel in NYC popular.info/p/rewinding-ro…
10. Following the second meeting, Romney showered Trump with praise: "[H]e continues with a message of inclusion and bringing people together, and his vision is something which obviously connected with the American people in a very powerful way." popular.info/p/rewinding-ro…
11. After Romney was passed over, he resumed his criticism of Trump, blasting his comments about the white supremacist march in Charlottesville and accusing him of "unraveling...our national fabric" popular.info/p/rewinding-ro…
12. Then Romney decided to run for Senate again, and changed his tune. He happily accepted Trump's endorsement, stressed his connections and relationship with the president and their agreement on core policy issues popular.info/p/rewinding-ro…
13. When he differed from Trump it was only from the right. Romney said he was more conservative than Trump on immigration.

"My view was these DACA kids shouldn't all be allowed to stay in the country legally"

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14. Now that Romney is joining the U.S. Senate he is recasting himself as a Trump critic. He said he will call Trump out when he is racist.

What does Romney consider racist?

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15. Defending his 2012 embrace of Trump, Romney said the birther conspiracy is NOT racist.

It wasn't "xenophobic or racist or misogynist. It wasn't bigoted," he said in a 2012 interview.

Romney is not the one you've been waiting for.

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1. @Gillette, a @ProcterGamble company, launched an ad yesterday taking on "toxic masculinity"

The company is positioning itself as a champion of feminism and gender equality.

It is also one of Tucker Carlson's last remaining advertisers

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@Gillette @ProcterGamble 2. @ProcterGamble has pushed similar messages across its brand portfolio. A campaign for @SecretDeodorant - "I'd rather get paid" - advocated for gender pay equality.

Carlson, meanwhile, says there is a moral responsibility to pay men more than women

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3. @ProcterGamble explains the thinking behind it's new @Gillette campaign: "It’s time we acknowledge that brands, like ours, play a role in influencing culture."

If so, why is it sponsoring a show that is diametrically opposed to its values?

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1. Steve King has a long history of racism and recently embraced white supremacy in the pages of the New York Times.

But did you know there is a high-ranking DEMOCRAT who is still collaborating with King?

House Agriculture Chairman @collinpeterson

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@collinpeterson 2. .@collinpeterson has co-sponsored King's new bill to effectively block a California law which would require all eggs sold in the state to be cage-free

King is featuring his partnership with Peterson on his website as proof his agenda is "bipartisan"

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3. I contacted several members of Peterson's staff and asked if, in light of King's comments on white supremacy to the NYT, Peterson would continue continue to collaborate with King.

I received no response

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Judd Legum
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1. It's important to understand that the 2000 mile border wall is not Trump's idea.

It is Steve King's idea. How do I know? I wrote about it 13 YEARS AGO.

King went to the House floor and actually constructed a model wall.

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2. Here is what King said July 11, 2006: "So when I get down there and sit on that border, what I do is I come to this conclusion, we can’t shut that off unless we build a fence and a wall. I want to put the fence in, but I want to put a wall in, and I designed one. "
3. More King (7/11/06): "Our little construction company could build a mile a day of this pretty easily, once you’ve got your system going. The whole two thousand miles are not going to work that way, but a lot of it will work this way"
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