Trump to cause 'trickle-down racism' in US: Romney
Mitt Romney, the Republican Party's 2012 nominee for US president, says if Donald Trump is elected president, he could legitimize racism and bigotry and change the moral fabric of American society.
Romney, a former governor of Massachusetts, made the comments on Friday during an interview with CNN in Park City, Utah.
Trump's disparaging remarks have caused even some other Republicans to label him a racist, and Romney said he would not be able to conceal his incendiary rhetoric.
“I don't want to see a president of the United States saying things which change the character of the generations of Americans that are following,” Romney said. “Presidents have an impact on the nature of our nation, and trickle-down racism, trickle-down bigotry, trickle-down misogyny, all these things are extraordinarily dangerous to the heart and character of America.”
Romney, who has openly opposed Trump's candidacy, is actively seeking to recruit an independent, third-party challenger to Trump.
Trump campaign spokeswoman Katrina Pierson, appearing later on CNN, dismissed Romney’s criticism. “This again is just sour grapes from the establishment who have had the power stripped out of their hands by a candidate that they do not like because he has managed to do something they have been unable to do for decades.”
Romney also expressed disappointment with Republican officials who have backed Trump.
“I wish everybody in the Republican Party had rejected Mr. Trump and chosen someone else,” Romney said. “But my choice is different than that of the other people, and I'm certainly not going to argue with them about their choice.”
Trump, a billionaire businessman from New York, has propelled himself as the presumptive Republican nominee by framing himself as an anti-establishment outsider.
However, his campaign has been defined by controversy from the beginning, including disparaging remarks about women, Mexican immigrants and Muslims.
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