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Trial Balloon · Ep. 191: Blue Wave Update

Romney Doesn’t See GOP Breaking with Trump

January 22, 2019 · 5:25 pm ET · Leave a Comment

Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) told UtahPolicy.com that he doesn’t know when or how the partial government shutdown will end, and he’s not sure what will break the budget impasse that is now more than 30 days old.

Said Romney: “I think it’s extremely unlikely that Republicans would say they’re not going to follow the president’s lead on this now. I think Republicans are going to say the president is negotiating on their behalf. I just don’t see very many Republicans that would be willing to depart from the leadership of the White House.”

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