Romney on McConnell: I Think There‘s a Perception that He Rules with an Iron Hand, Nothing Could Be Further from the Truth

COLLINS Yeah we ll ░░░░░░░░ what they decide Of ░░░░░░░░ when you think about ░░░░░░░░ Supreme Court one pivotal ░░░░░░░░ that you think about ░░░░░░░░ Washington is Senator Mitch ░░░░░░░░ and the role he ░░░░░░░░ in shaping the last ░░░░░░░░ justices who were joined ░░░░░░░░ joined the court He ░░░░░░░░ today that he is ░░░░░░░░ down from Republican leadership ░░░░░░░░ did you make of ░░░░░░░░ news ROMNEY Well I ░░░░░░░░ surprised he announced it ░░░░░░░░ I thought he might ░░░░░░░░ a decision and announce ░░░░░░░░ perhaps in November when ░░░░░░░░ new administration came to ░░░░░░░░ or the same one ░░░░░░░░ reelected one of the ░░░░░░░░ but but his decision ░░░░░░░░ do it today reflected ░░░░░░░░ m sure his personal ░░░░░░░░ and cares And it ░░░░░░░░ hard to speculate exactly ░░░░░░░░ I was surprised that ░░░░░░░░ announced it today because ░░░░░░░░ s a long period ░░░░░░░░ of relatively lame duck ░░░░░░░░ But you know I ░░░░░░░░ there s perception that ░░░░░░░░ McConnell rules with an ░░░░░░░░ hand that he twists ░░░░░░░░ and tells people how ░░░░░░░░ wants them to vote ░░░░░░░░ could be further from ░░░░░░░░ truth I think he ░░░░░░░░ that there are 49 ░░░░░░░░ in our caucus each ░░░░░░░░ whom thinks they ought ░░░░░░░░ be president of the ░░░░░░░░ States and the last ░░░░░░░░ they need is a ░░░░░░░░ who s telling them ░░░░░░░░ to do And so ░░░░░░░░ listens to us encourages ░░░░░░░░ to follow our own ░░░░░░░░ Now and then he ░░░░░░░░ tell us what he ░░░░░░░░ gonna do oftentimes not ░░░░░░░░ the last minute So ░░░░░░░░ don t think there ░░░░░░░░ a big change in ░░░░░░░░ we will operate over ░░░░░░░░ coming months.”