Washington Week with The Atlantic

Mitt Romney's failed attempt to 'save' the Republican Party

Season 2024 Episode 49 | 5m 43s

A former Republican standard-bearer said goodbye to Washington this week. Mitt Romney joined the Senate in the early years of Trump's first term and had a strong belief that he could steer the Republican Party away from what he considered the toxic elements of Trumpism. He's leaving with the GOP fully controlled by Trump.

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