Hoo boy, Donald Trump better look out now. The Republican establishment is bringing out the big guns against him … Mitt Romney will attack Trump Thursday. Trump is surely quaking in terror as the Romney camp releases speech previews like these:
"Here's what I know. Donald Trump is a phony, a fraud," Romney said in his talk, set for delivery later Thursday. "His promises are as worthless as a degree from Trump University. He's playing the American public for suckers: He gets a free ride to the White House and all we get is a lousy hat.
Romney adds, "His domestic policies would lead to recession. His foreign policies would make America and the world less safe. He has neither the temperament nor the judgement to be president. And his personal qualities would mean that America would cease to be a shining city on a hill," referring to Ronald Reagan's famous depiction of the U.S.
Oh, well, if someone as notoriously authentic and plain-dealing Mitt Romney is using words like phony and fraud, game over. Especially with zingers about how “all we get is a lousy hat.” Seriously, who is this supposed to convince? Trump, of course, had a series of answers ready, pointing out that Romney is a loser and asking:
Hardcore Trump supporters will doubtless be fired up by this attack from a stiff, condescending rich guy who couldn’t even beat Barack Obama, and while there may be some soft Trump supporters out there who could be peeled away from him, it’s again hard to see Romney as the right messenger. This all feels more like an ego trip on Romney’s part than an effective move against Trump.