Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) blasted political extremes on the left and right during his acceptance speech for the John F. Kennedy Library’s “Profile in Courage” award.
In a virtual speech, Romney said many have been disappointed by those “who’ve chosen the easy way, playing to the crowd, itching the ears of the resentful with conspiracies and accusations.”
“I take heart in the fact that such displays are still newsworthy and are generally met with disdain,” he said.
Romney continued that many are “guilty of a fault less reprehensible though similarly consequential.” He accused the right of spreading false claims about elections, tech and vaccine falsities, while accusing the left of “hyper-woke” accusations.
“Some of us on the right infect the nation with claims of election fraud, tech and media outrages, even vaccine fantasies. From the left come hyper-woke accusations and antipathy towards free enterprise, the very means of our prosperity,” he continued.
The GOP senator said that the squabble diverts attention away from the challenges facing America, like climate change, the national debt and competing with China. He said these challenges, “if ignored, may be tragic.”
Romney was presented the award for being the first U.S. senator to vote to convict a president of their own political party on an impeachment charge.
The Utah Republican was the sole GOP senator to vote to convict then-president Trump on one of three charges related to Trump’s effort to press Ukraine to investigate President Biden and his son Hunter Biden’s dealings in Ukraine.
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