Bernie Sanders Sides with Mitt Romney: ‘He Is Right’ in Blasting GOP Colleagues Who Plan to Object to Certification

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) announced Sunday that he agrees with Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) following the Republican’s statement blasting his GOP colleagues, who plan to object to the Electoral College votes in disputed states on January 6.

“I don’t often agree with Sen. Mitt Romney,” Sanders began.

“But in describing the tactics of his GOP colleagues to undermine Joe Biden’s victory, he is right when he says, ‘I could never have imagined seeing these things in the greatest democracy in the world. Has ambition so eclipsed principle?'” he added:

I don't often agree with Sen. Mitt Romney. But in describing the tactics of his GOP colleagues to undermine Joe Biden's victory, he is right when he says, "I could never have imagined seeing these things in the greatest democracy in the world. Has ambition so eclipsed principle?”

— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) January 3, 2021

The day prior, Sanders called it “sad and tragic” that roughly 140 members of the House and several GOP senators were “attempting to undermine American democracy and our Constitution” by objecting to the Electoral College vote in disputed states, concluding “they will not succeed”:

It is a sad and tragic day for our country that 140 members of the House of Representatives, 13 senators and a defeated president are attempting to undermine American democracy and our Constitution.

They will not succeed.

— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) January 2, 2021

Romney released a sharp statement over the weekend following several GOP senators, led by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), announcing their intention to object to election certification in the absence of a 10-day audit.

“The egregious ploy to reject electors may enhance the political ambition of some, but dangerously threatens our Democratic Republic. The congressional power to reject electors is reserved for the most extreme and unusual circumstances,” Romney said, concluding that Americans “made their choice.”

The audit, demanded by Sens. Cruz, Ron Johnson (R-WI), James Lankford (R-OK), Steve Daines (R-MT), John Kennedy (R-LA), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Mike Braun (R-IN), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), and Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), would not restore trust with the American people, Romney concluded, dismissing the idea as “nonsense.”
“This argument ignores the widely perceived reality that Congress is an overwhelmingly partisan body; the American people wisely place greater trust in the federal courts where judges serve for life,” he added.

Roughly 140 House members are also expected to object to the Electoral College votes in disputed states on Wednesday, January 6th. Protests across the city, featuring Trump supporters, are also expected.