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Mitt Romney will be defined by opposing Trump
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Mitt Romney will be defined by opposing Trump

Mitt Romney will retire, signifying the GOP's populist shift. A moderate by today's standards, he'll be defined by opposing Trump, says Jon Lieber, head of Eurasia Group's coverage of political and policy developments in Washington, DC.

Will the US default on its debt? Ask GZERO World's guests
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Will the US default on its debt? Ask GZERO World's guests

Will the United States government default on its debt for the first time in history? On GZERO World with Ian Bremmer, guests including Utah Senator Mitt Romney, World Bank Group President David Malpass, former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, and US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, have struck a common chord: it won't happen, but if it does, we're in for a hurting.

Ian interviews Mitt Romney: US political divisions & tough foreign policy calls
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Ian interviews Mitt Romney: US political divisions & tough foreign policy calls

On GZERO World, Utah Senator Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican presidential candidate sits down for an exclusive interview with Ian Bremmer to talk debt ceiling drama, Ukraine war fatigue, and pondering war with China. He also has thoughts on the "woke-ism" debate and whether the US should ban TikTok. Back in 2012, as a presidential candidate, Romney was mocked by Barack Obama during a debate for claiming that Russia was America’s top geopolitical threat. Now, he shares his views about the risk that Russia poses today, where China stacks up in the mix, and much more.

Mitt Romney on the threat Russia poses to the world
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Mitt Romney on the threat Russia poses to the world

It was nearly 11 years ago that then-presidential candidate Mitt Romney sat on stage with then-president Barack Obama and was ridiculed for identifying Russia as America’s chief geopolitical foe. Looking back today, the Utah Senator stands by what he said then. And he looks a heck of a lot smarter on the subject today than he may have in 2012. “They were a geopolitical adversary. No question about it. Every initiative that we had at the UN, they would block.”

The fundraising prowess of "wokeism"
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The fundraising prowess of "wokeism"

In a development that will surprise exactly no one, there’s more than a little kicking and screaming going on these days in Washington over the debt ceiling debate. Utah Senator Mitt Romney, a throwback from another era of US politics, has a message for the rabble-rousers on both sides: pipe down. That means stop playing brinkmanship with a US debt default, Romney tells Ian Bremmer in the latest episode of GZERO World.

Romney: Sloppy classified docs "a danger"
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Romney: Sloppy classified docs "a danger"

These days, it seems like every government official—and their mother—has some classified documents stored away at the family beach house. Utah Senator Mitt Romney, however, assures Ian Bremmer that he hasn’t purloined any compromised files. “I must admit that the sloppiness, the carelessness that we've seen from this president and from the prior president is really disturbing” Romney tells Bremmer in the latest episode of GZERO World, “and it does not look good on them or on our country, and is frankly, of a danger to our national security.”

Sen. Mitt Romney on TikTok: Shut it down
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Sen. Mitt Romney on TikTok: Shut it down

In an exclusive GZERO World interview with Ian Bremmer, Utah Senator Mitt Romney said, “If there is a capacity of the Chinese Communist Party to be able to spy on American citizens by using TikTok, then we have to prevent it from being used here.”

Who will cave on raising US debt ceiling (again?)
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Who will cave on raising US debt ceiling (again?)

In a development that will surprise exactly no one, there’s more than a little kicking and screaming going on these days in Washington over the debt ceiling debate. On GZERO World, Utah Senator Mitt Romney, a throwback from another era of US politics, has a message for the rabble-rousers on both sides: pipe down.

Sen. Mitt Romney on DC dysfunction, Russian attacks, and banning TikTok
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Sen. Mitt Romney on DC dysfunction, Russian attacks, and banning TikTok

Senator Mitt Romney, a throwback from another era of US politics, has a message for the rabble-rousers on both sides in Washington, DC: pipe down. On GZERO World, the former Republican presidential candidate sits down for an exclusive interview with Ian Bremmer to talk debt ceiling drama, Ukraine war fatigue, and pondering war with China.

US Senator Mitt Romney | GZERO World with Ian Bremmer - the podcast
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast

Podcast: Mitt Romney on uncharted US waters, Russian malevolence, & China’s economic ambition

Listen: Utah Senator Mitt Romney speaks with Ian Bremmer on the GZERO World podcast about the biggest foreign policy challenges facing the US, as well as the latest in the Congressional debt ceiling drama.