Yakov A. Jerkov

When asked about his stance on President Trump, Mitt Romney denies that he led the Never Trump movement. Seen here at a gaggle after a rally for #AZSen candidate @MarthaMcSally pic.twitter.com/cFDJC1RmQ8

— Meghan Keneally (@mkeneally) October 12, 2018

The best test is to read why people like Romney said they refused to support Trump. He made dozens of specific points here. How many of these complaints has Trump addressed as president?

Romney’s own case was that Trump was a lying bully who demonized minorities and attacked women, cheated in business and refused to release tax returns to prove otherwise, was too close to Putin, would impose tariffs, wouldn’t addess the debt, etc. How many of those went away?

On the other hand, as Romney points out, Trump did things like pass a business-friendly tax cut and install conservative judges that he supports. But he was promising to do both during the campaign too. That wasn’t why he was called out.

Think of Donald Trump’s personal qualities. The bullying, the greed, the showing off, the misogyny, the absurd third grade theatrics. You know, we have long referred to him as “The Donald.” He’s the only person in the entire country to whom we have added an article before his name, and it was not because he had attributes we admired.

Now, imagine your children and your grandchildren acting the way he does. Would you welcome that? Haven’t we seen before what happens when people in prominent positions fail the basic responsibility of honorable conduct? We have. And it always injures our families and our country.