The 2012 Republican nominee repeatedly slammed Trump, saying he would not vote for him and raising new questions about the candidate's tax returns.
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Mitt Romney slammed Donald Trump over and over again Friday, saying he was "disturbed" by the presumptive Republican presidential nominee and doesn't "want to see trickle down racism."
Romney made the comments during an interview in Park City, Utah, with CNN's Wolf Blitzer. When Blitzer asked Romney — who won Trump's endorsement during his own presidential bid in 2012 — about this year's election, he said flatly he would not support the New York businessman's bid.
"I simply can't put my name down as someone who voted for principles that suggest racism, or xenophobia, misogyny, bigotry, whose been vulgar time and time again," Romney said, later adding "I don't want to see trickle down racism."
Donald Trump greets Mitt Romney during a news conference Feb. 2, 2012, in Las Vegas.
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Romney singled out Trump's comments about Judge Gonzalo Curiel — who Trump has claimed cannot adjudicate fairly because of his "Mexican heritage" — as indicative of his racism and "what he believes." Romney went on to criticize Trump's temperament, and said the presumptive nominee was not qualified to handle international crises such as those in Syria and Afghanistan.
"I don't think there's anything I'm looking for from Mr. Trump to give him my support," Romney said. "He's demonstrated who he is and I've decided that a person of that nature should not be the one who, if you will, becomes the example for coming generations."
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