Trump and Romney Battle for Soul of Republican Party
Takedown: Mitt Romney Routs Donald Trump in 3 Minutes
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The Republican party descended into full-scale civil war on Thursday, with its last presidential nominee, Mitt Romney, launching withering attacks against current front-runner Donald Trump, who responded with fury.
“Let me put it plainly, if we Republicans choose Donald Trump as our nominee, the prospects for a safe and prosperous future are greatly diminished,” Romney said in an extraordinary broadside, delivered in Salt Lake City, Utah, designed to halt Trump's march to the nomination.