Romney: Trump’s return would likely make ‘malady of denial, deceit and distrust’ in U.S. ‘incurable’

The senator said that President Biden has not been able to break through the national malady of denial, deceit, and distrust that would be caused by the return of President Trump.

In an opinion piece published in The Atlantic, Romney said that many Americans on both sides of the aisle are dismissing threats to the country, including inflation, global climate change, illegal immigration and water security. The recent congressional hearings on the attack on the Capitol were cited as an example of Americans denying.

Romney warned that America would suffer serious consequences if it continued to ignore threats.

The Republican senator called Biden a "genuinely good man" though he said the president has not been able to resolve the nation's dismissal of serious issues.

Romney wrote that President Joe Biden is a good man, but he hasn't been able to break through our national malady of denial, deceit, and distrust. Donald Trump's return would likely cause the sickness to get worse.

Since the 2016 presidential race, the Utah Republican has criticized Trump many times, calling him a fraud. He voted to put the former president behind bars.

Romney said that Congress has been disappointing in its failure to act.

He wrote that elected officials put a finger in the wind more often than they show strength against it. Washington shows that good men don't need to do anything for evil to flourish.

The two parties blamed each other, which added to the dismissal of the problems.

The dismissal of potentially cataclysmic threats is blithe. He wanted to know. The left thinks the right is to blame for the attacks on our political system. The left ignores illegal immigration and the national debt, according to the right.

Romney said he wants a president who can rise above the din to unite us behind the truth and that leadership must come from everyday Americans.

Romney said that leadership must come from fathers and mothers, teachers and nurses, priests and rabbis, businessmen and businesswomen. It will require us all to rise above ourselves and take on the mantle of leadership our country desperately needs.

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