The Utah Republican Party voted narrowly on May 1 against censuring Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) for his votes to convict former President Donald Trump on impeachment charges in 2020 and 2021.
According to a final tally shared by KUTV reporter Michael Locklear, 711 delegates to the Utah GOP’s organizing convention voted to censure Romney, while 798 voted against.
The U.S. Senate acquitted Trump at the conclusion of both trials. Romney was the only Republican to vote for impeachment during the first trial, and was one of seven Republicans to do so in the second impeachment trial.
Earlier in the day, Romney was booed when he appeared on stage during the convention. In a video shared by The Salt Lake City Tribune, Romney was met by a raucous crowd of mixed cheers and boos upon walking up to the podium.
“So, what do you think about President Biden’s first 100 days?” Romney said, before pausing and thanking the crowd repeatedly as the competing cheers and jeers continued.
The booing ramped up after Romney said he wasn’t a fan of Trump’s “character issues,” prompting Romney to ask “aren’t you embarrassed?” Utah GOP Chairman Derek Brown eventually walked up to the mic to ask the crowd to be respectful.
“I understand that I have a few folks who don’t like me terribly much. I’m sorry about that, but I express my mind as I believe is right. I follow my conscience as I believe is right,” Romney said before proceeding to criticize President Joe Biden.
The resolution was titled “Resolution Thanking Senator Mike Lee and Representatives Chris Stewart, John Curtis, Burgess Owens, and Blake Moore and Censuring Senator Mitt Romney.”
This is an excerpt from The Epoch Times.
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