http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/278864-romney-to-skip-republican-conventionMay 05, 2016, 12:41 pm
Romney to skip Republican convention
By Jessie Hellmann
Mitt Romney will skip the Republican National Convention in Cleveland in July.
Romney, the 2012 Republican presidential nominee, has no plans to attend the convention, where Donald Trump is expected tobe nominated by the party, a Romney aide told The Hill.
The former Massachusetts governor has been a staunch critic of Trump throughout his campaign, condemning him in March for “the greed, the showing off, the misogyny, the absurd third grade theatrics,” and accusing him of creating “scapegoats” out of minority groups.
Trump responded to Romney’s criticisms, calling him a “failed candidate” who “doesn’t know how to win.”
Former presidents George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush also will not attend this summer’s convention.
