Romney Marches In Black Lives Matter Protest

Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) marched in a Washington, DC, protest after the death of George Floyd in a break from other GOP lawmakers who have largely aligned behind President Trump’s militarized response to nationwide unrest, CNN reports.

Romney told the Washington Post that he was participating in the demonstration “to make sure that people understand that black lives matter.” The Utah senator later tweeted a photo of himself at the protest with the caption “Black Lives Matter,” becoming one of the most prominent GOP figures to do so.