The Humbling Of Mitt Romney , By Donald J. Trump . 
Mitt Romney
But now he has been elected president and accordingly , if I could have helped shape foreign policy to protect the country I love , I would have been more than willing to do so ," Romney said through a spokesperson . 
How does Romney now speak out when Trump next disgraces himself & the country on something Romney cares about ? 
And while the Trump team offered cordial , diplomatic niceties for Romney , a step removed from that orbit , the president-elect 's confidants were gloating about a former rival 's diminishment . 
As Romney noted , he and Reid have a fraught history , with the senator once infamously accusing Romney of not having paid taxes for 10 years . 
"Mitt Romney is somebody I had respect for ," Reid said , in a somewhat dubious assertion . 
But it stood to reason that next to Trump 's other options for secretary of state , Reid might have found Romney the most capable of the bunch . 
He replied that by showing a willingness to work for a man he so thoroughly criticized , Romney had proved himself incapable for the task of secretary of state . 
"I would n't want someone who has the character that Mitt Romney is showing ," Reid said . 
Over the past few weeks , Donald Trump made a spectacle of his consideration of Mitt Romney for the role of America 's chief diplomat . 
On Tuesday morning , "The Apprentice : Foggy Bottom Edition" culminated in Trump announcing that he was passing over Romney for the post , choosing Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson instead . 
"Donald Trump was interviewing Mitt Romney for secretary of State in order to torture him ," Stone said . 
In dispensing with Romney the way he did , Trump defanged a potential critic . 
Romney 's defenders have framed his decision to offer himself up for the secretary of state position as an act of patriotism . 
In a statement to HuffPost , Romney expressed no regret for changing his approach to a president-elect he once called a con artist . 
Reid argued that Romney , who 'd called Trump a fraud during the presidential campaign , had lost any ability to criticize the soon-to-be-president by eagerly offering himself up for the secretary of state gig .
But now he has been elected president and accordingly , if I could have helped shape foreign policy to protect the country I love , I would have been more than willing to do so ," [TGT] said through a spokesperson . 
How does [TGT] now speak out when Trump next disgraces [TGT] & the country on something [TGT] cares about ? 
And while the Trump team offered cordial , diplomatic niceties for [TGT] , a step removed from that orbit , the president-elect 's confidants were gloating about a former rival 's diminishment . 
As [TGT] noted , [TGT] and Reid have a fraught history , with [TGT] once infamously accusing [TGT] of not having paid taxes for 10 years . 
"[TGT] is somebody I had respect for ," Reid said , in a somewhat dubious assertion . 
But it stood to reason that next to Trump 's other options for secretary of state , Reid might have found [TGT] the most capable of the bunch . 
[TGT] replied that by showing a willingness to work for a man [TGT] so thoroughly criticized , [TGT] had proved [TGT] incapable for the task of secretary of state . 
"I would n't want someone who has the character that [TGT] is showing ," Reid said . 
Over the past few weeks , Donald Trump made a spectacle of his consideration of [TGT] for the role of America 's chief diplomat . 
On Tuesday morning , "The Apprentice : Foggy Bottom Edition" culminated in Trump announcing that he was passing over [TGT] for the post , choosing Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson instead . 
"Donald Trump was interviewing [TGT] for secretary of State in order to torture him ," Stone said . 
In dispensing with [TGT] the way [TGT] did , Trump defanged a potential critic . 
[TGT] 's defenders have framed [TGT] decision to offer [TGT] up for the secretary of state position as an act of patriotism . 
In a statement to HuffPost , [TGT] expressed no regret for changing [TGT] approach to a president-elect [TGT] once called a con artist . 
Reid argued that [TGT] , who 'd called Trump a fraud during the presidential campaign , had lost any ability to criticize the soon-to-be-president by eagerly offering himself up for the secretary of state gig .