Stirewalt: Romney Adopting ‘Trumpnesian Techniques’ on Trump’s Taxes

BARTIROMO: "Joining us now Fox News Digital Politics editor and host of Power Play, Chris Stirewalt. Chris, good to see you."
STIREWALT: "Good morning."
BARTIROMO: "Is that a move of desperation or what? They are still not accepting Donald Trump and they want to take him down."
STIREWALT: "What? That was a move of desperation by who?"
BARTIROMO: "Mitt Romney. I mean, is there a bombshell or not?"
STIREWALT: "I have no idea if there's a bombshell. The question for Donald Trump is how long can he wait to release his tax returns. If he releases them now before -- he could -- Donald Trump can lock up the Republican nomination, he can take his minority stake holder share of the Republican Party and use it to lock up the nomination as soon as the 16th of March. He could really be just a few weeks away from being the presumptive or the defacto nominee of the party. He needs for these kinds of things to come later because it's still soon enough that the Republicans could unite behind another candidate and topple him. I think for Romney, who Trump has bludgeoned repeatedly over and over again, he's been one of Trump's favorite punching bags and Romney has not responded to him. I think for Romney, this is giving remaining contenders in the race Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz a little door to go through to try to get Trump on a weak spot."
BARTIROMO: "I just -- you know, first he said we have reason to believe and then he said, 'I think.'So I'm looking for the actual evidence that there could be a bombshell."
STIREWALT: "I think that's trumping Trump. I think that is using Trumpnesian techniques. This is Romney adopting trump-like techniques. I don't know if he's eligible for president. I heard he's the Canadian sleeper cell and I am just asking questions. I am just sorting things out."