Mitt Romney was sworn into the Senate in January . . . but before he could even be seated . . . he began his attacks on President Trump. Romney wrote an op-ed in The Washington Post saying, “Trump has not risen to the mantle of the presidency.”  Then, in an interview with CNN, Romney refused to back down from his criticisms of President Trump; but pledged to work with him.  (We’ll see how that works out.)

Romney continues to flip back and forth.  He praised Donald Trump in 2012 when Trump endorsed him and contributed money to his presidential campaign.  Romney tried to relate to ordinary, hard-working people during the 2012 campaign, but apparently he wasn’t able to convince enough voters that he “truly” was concerned.

Romney has the “looks” of a leader and he has had some success in positions of leadership.  But over time, he seems to slip back into the “flip-flop” mode, causing people to wonder: “Who is the real Romney?”

After losing to Obama in 2012, Romney remained fairly quiet until Donald Trump entered the 2016 presidential race.  Instead of focusing on the abysmal eight years of the Obama administration, Romney directed his criticism toward the GOP frontrunner Donald Trump, calling Trump a “con man” and a “fake” and even questioned the validity of Trump’s highly successful business career.

But, after Trump won the 2016 election and became our 45th President, Romney rushed to Trump Towers, asking Trump to choose him as Secretary of State, one of the highest ranking, and most important position in the President’s Cabinet. 

President Trump gave Romney serious consideration, but later chose Rex Tillerson instead.  And shortly thereafter, Mitt Romney returned to his old self, resuming his criticism of President Trump.  And that criticism continued until February 2018, when Romney decided he wanted the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by the retiring Orrin Hatch, R-Utah. 

Being the opportunist that he is, Mitt Romney, the former governor of Massachusetts, and the failed GOP presidential candidate of 2012, went running back to the White House seeking President Trump’s endorsement for the Utah U.S. Senate seat . . . and Trump was gracious enough to grant his endorsement. 

Note:  It is not clear when Romney’s official residency changed from Massachusetts to Utah.  Romney ran for the U.S. Senate in Massachusetts against Ted Kennedy in 1994, and then was elected governor of Massachusetts in 2002.  ABC News says Romney changed the address of his Twitter account from Massachusetts to Utah in January 2018.  Some critics say “Romney is a carpetbagger like Hillary Clinton.”

And now, after winning the Utah U.S. Senate seat, with President Trump’s help, Romney has reverted back to his anti-Trump rhetoric, criticizing every move Trump makes.  One can only conclude that Mitt Romney is a double-minded man. 

And God’s Word says, “A double minded man is unstable in all his ways” (James 1:8).