Republican Senator Mitt Romney said on Sunday that President Trump has the right to challenge the 2020 election results but would better choose “words carefully.”
Speaking to “Fox News Sunday”, Romney said that the only thing he is admonishing Trump for is the way he put it.
“I think it is appropriate for the president to make sure that the vote count has been done properly, to carry out recounts where it’s a very close contest if there are irregularities alleged pursue those and to fellow every legal option he has, that’s what you’d expect of a president in a setting like this,” the Utah Senator said.
“At the same time, I think it’s important to choose one’s words carefully because the eyes of our children are upon us, the eyes of the world are upon us.”
Romney insisted that the US was a nation of laws that allows recounts and investigations noting that he himself was considering challenging the 2012 presidential results at the time before abandoning the idea.
“I think there will be a peaceful transfer of power if there’s a change in leadership,” He added.
