Mitt Romney operates a secret Twitter account where he defends himself against critics and slams Trump’s policies

Date: Oct 21 2019

  • Mitt Romney admitted that he operates a secret Twitter account where he slams President Donald Trump’s policies and defends himself against critics and journalists. 
  • An account which operated under the handle @qaws9876 was discovered by Slate‘s Ashley Feinberg and was used mainly to defend Romney and like dozens of tweets from Romney’s official accounts. 
  • Romney, one of few Republicans in Congress who has openly criticized Trump, admitted that he operated a “lurker” account on Twitter to The Atlantic’s McKay Coppins in a profile published by the outlet on Sunday.
  • Trump has recently traded barbs with Romney on Twitter, calling Romney a “pompous ass” who “choked” during the 2012 presidential election.

Mitt Romney admitted that he operates a secret Twitter account where he slams President Donald Trump’s policies and defends himself against critics.