Former White House official says Trump supporters are harassing Romney “below us as a country”

Former White House communications director Alyssa Farah accessed Twitter on Wednesday to criticize supporters of the President TrumpDonald TrumpWarnock defeats Loeffler in the second round of the Georgia Senate The Memorandum: Georgia voters strike a blow to Trump Eric Trump warns of primary challenges for Republicans who are not opposed to election results MORE who bothered Sen. Mitt RomneyWillard (Mitt) Mitt RomneyBiden: ‘Decent Republicans’ willing to break with Trump Trump to rename Judy Shelton in the last attempt to reshape the Fed National Review criticizes ‘Cruz Eleven’: Barbara Boxer shouldn’t be a conservative model MORE (R-Utah) while at Salt Lake City airport.

The group of supporters voiced their disdain at the senator’s refusal to support Trump’s campaign to challenge the 2020 election results.

“I don’t know who needs to hear this, but harassing @MittRomney and calling him a traitor is below us as a country, ” I wrote Farah who resigned last month after serving in various roles in the Trump administration for more than three years.

“I strongly disagree – do it with respect, ”she added. Farah noted that Utah Senator Ann Annney’s wife has multiple sclerosis and argued that this should have led her supporters who harassed him to “put on his goddamn mask”.

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but harassing @MittRomney And to call him a traitor is below us as a country. Strongly disagree – do it with respect.

By the way – his wife has multiple sclerosis, put on your goddamn mask.

– Alyssa Farah (@Alyssafarah) January 6, 2021

Tuesday’s video showed a woman recording Romney while waiting at the airport terminal gate.

“Why aren’t you supporting President Trump?” Asked the woman.

The Utah senator then asked the woman to put on her mask, reminding her that this is required by law, before starting an argument with her.

A later video from another Twitter user showed Trump supporters on the flight from Salt Lake City to Washington, DC, yelling at Romney on the plane.

In the video, passengers sing “Traitor!” for several seconds. A person yells at Romney to resign, and some of the passengers can be seen without masks in the video.

The incident occurred before the planned joint session of Congress on Wednesday to formally count the Electoral College vote that broke in favor of the elected president Joe BidenJoe BidenThe memo: Georgia voters strike a blow to Trump’s victory Warnock puts Democrats within the reach of the Senate majority Eric Trump warns of primary challenges for Republicans who are not opposed to election results MORE.

Romney said he will vote to certify Biden’s victory and called the allegations of electoral fraud made by the president and his allies “reckless”.

Others also used Twitter to condemn Trump supporters who bothered Romney, along with the Utah senator. Mike LeeMichael (Mike) Shumway LeeOvernight Defense: US aircraft carrier staying in the Middle East in an abrupt reversal | DC Guard activated before pro-Trump protests | 10 former Defense Secretaries speak out against military involvement in the electoral dispute. Congress overturns Trump’s veto for the first time (R), tweeting Wednesday morning, “No matter our political differences, we will treat each other with respect and decency. “

“Harassing your political opponents on a plane is not acceptable,” he continued. “Harassing your political opponents at home is not acceptable. We, as a country, need to be better than that. “

No matter our political differences, we will treat each other with respect and decency. Harassing your political opponents on a plane is not acceptable. Harassing your political opponents at home is not acceptable. We, as a country, need to be better than that.

– Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) January 6, 2021

Farah submitted her letter of resignation from the Trump administration in early December so she could “Search for new opportunities.” She was a regular television figure defending the White House, but did not attend radio waves after election day.

Farah first served in the Trump administration as a spokesman for Vice President Pence and after the former Secretary of Defense Mark EsperMark EsperLloyd Austin can lead – like a civilian All 10 living US Defense Secretaries signed a letter to Trump in two days: Night Defense report: US aircraft carriers staying in the Middle East in abrupt reversal | DC Guard activated before pro-Trump protests | 10 former Defense Secretaries speak out against military involvement in the electoral dispute MORE. She was hired as director of communications for the White House in April, after Mark MeadowsMark MeadowsAttorney on Trump’s liaison with Georgia’s secretary of state resigns from the law firm READ: Trump’s phone call transcript with Georgia’s secretary of state Law firm ‘concerned’ with attorney’s participation in Trump’s Georgia liaison MORE took over as Trump’s chief of staff, having previously worked with him on Capitol Hill.