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But now he has been elected president and accordingly , if I could have helped shape foreign policy to protect the country I love , I would have been more than willing to do so ," Romney said through a spokesperson . 
How does Romney now speak out when Trump next disgraces himself & the country on something Romney cares about ? 
And while the Trump team offered cordial , diplomatic niceties for Romney , a step removed from that orbit , the president-elect 's confidants were gloating about a former rival 's diminishment . 
As Romney noted , he and Reid have a fraught history , with the senator once infamously accusing Romney of not having paid taxes for 10 years . 
"Mitt Romney is somebody I had respect for ," Reid said , in a somewhat dubious assertion . 
But it stood to reason that next to Trump 's other options for secretary of state , Reid might have found Romney the most capable of the bunch . 
He replied that by showing a willingness to work for a man he so thoroughly criticized , Romney had proved himself incapable for the task of secretary of state . 
"I would n't want someone who has the character that Mitt Romney is showing ," Reid said . 
Over the past few weeks , Donald Trump made a spectacle of his consideration of Mitt Romney for the role of America 's chief diplomat . 
On Tuesday morning , "The Apprentice : Foggy Bottom Edition" culminated in Trump announcing that he was passing over Romney for the post , choosing Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson instead . 
"Donald Trump was interviewing Mitt Romney for secretary of State in order to torture him ," Stone said . 
In dispensing with Romney the way he did , Trump defanged a potential critic . 
Romney 's defenders have framed his decision to offer himself up for the secretary of state position as an act of patriotism . 
In a statement to HuffPost , Romney expressed no regret for changing his approach to a president-elect he once called a con artist . 
Reid argued that Romney , who 'd called Trump a fraud during the presidential campaign , had lost any ability to criticize the soon-to-be-president by eagerly offering himself up for the secretary of state gig .
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2018 Winter Olympics: Mike Pence tweets '#FAKENEWS' on report about skater Adam Rippon
At about the same time as Pence took to Twitter  a White House official was explaining to reporters traveling with the vice president to South Korea that  Pence 's team did contact the U.S. Olympic Committee. But the vice president's office was offering— not requesting — a meeting with Rippon and wanted to give the skater as much space as possible. The official declined to be identified.
Columnist Christine Brennan reported on Wednesday that  Pence  had become so concerned about criticism he faced from Rippon  an openly gay athlete  that his staff reached out to the USOC to set up a conversation between the two.
Headed to the Olympics to cheer on #TeamUSA. One reporter trying to distort 18 yr old nonstory to sow seeds of division. We won’t let that happen! #FAKENEWS. Our athletes are the best in the world and we are for ALL of them! #TEAMUSA — Vice President Mike Pence (@VP) February 8  2018
.@Adaripp I want you to know we are FOR YOU. Don’t let fake news distract you. I am proud of you and ALL OF OUR GREAT athletes and my only hope for you and all of #TeamUSA is to bring home the gold. Go get ‘em! — Vice President Mike Pence (@VP) February 8  2018
“ You mean Mike Pence  the same Mike Pence that funded gay conversion therapy ? I’m not buying  it  ” Rippon responded.
Around the same time that  Pence  sent out his two tweets over the reports about his spat with Rippon  a White House official confirmed that the vice president's chief of staff Nick Ayers called U.S. Olympic Committee CEO Scott Blackmun after Rippon had initially criticized  Pence  last month.
Rippon’s criticism of  Pence  was over language on a campaign website that some LGBT activists say shows that as a congressman the vice president had supported gay conversion therapy.
Ayers told Blackmun that the criticism of  Pence  was untrue and that he never supported gay conversion therapy  the White House official told reporters. When the issue surfaced during the 2016 presidential campaign   Pence 's then press secretary  Marc Lotter  also denied that  Pence  supported the policy.
Ayers offered to have someone from the vice president's team explain to Rippon the confusion over  Pence 's stance. Ayers also said that  Pence  would meet with Rippon or speak with him over the phone if he preferred  the White House official said.
Mike Pence

When former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick decided to start taking a knee during the national anthem before games last preseason in a sign of protest  one of his biggest supporters was his then-San Francisco teammate Eric Reid. Kaepernick kneeled during the anthem on his own prior to several preseason games before  Reid  and 49ers linebacker Eli Harold eventually joined him.  Reid  and Harold then continued to kneel with Kaepernick during the anthem throughout the entire 2016-17 NFL season. And while  Reid   Harold  and Kaepernick are no longer teammates   Reid  has continued to stick by Kaepernick’s side by attending several of  his  "Know Your Rights" events in cities like New York City and Chicago.  He  has also reportedly maintained a close relationship with Kaepernick even though they aren’t playing for the same team anymore.
But in the weeks leading up to the 2017 NFL preseason   Reid  told reporters that  he  would not continue to protest the national anthem during the upcoming season like  he  did last year. As recently as Aug. 14   he  said that "the anthem thing went so sideways " and while  he  acknowledged that  he  was going to continue to talk about important social issues   he  said that  he  would not kneel during the anthem before games this season. However  it appears as though  he  changed  his  mind  because prior to the 49ers’ preseason game against the Vikings on Sunday night   Reid  was spotted kneeling as a large group of  his  teammates surrounded  him  in a show of support.
And after the game   Reid  revealed why  he  decided to continue  his  national anthem protest in spite of what  he  said earlier this summer.  He  suggested that  his  recent conversations with Kaepernick as well as what happened in Charlottesville  Virginia recently may have played a role in it.
Video: #49ers  Eric Reid  on resuming national anthem protest pic.twitter.com/d3cBS3g8ii — Cam Inman (@CamInman) August 28  2017
 Reid  continued: "Then fast-forward to Charlottesville  and the country sees what an un-American protest really looks like. That’s when I had my change of heart  because what Colin  Eli  and I did was a peaceful protest fueled by faith in God to help make our country a better place. And I feel like I needed to regain control of that narrative and not let people say that what we’re doing is un-American  because it’s not. It’s completely American. We’re doing it because we want equality for everyone. We want our country to be a better place  so that’s why I decided to resume the protest."
 Reid  is the first 49ers player to kneel during the national anthem during the 2017 preseason. In addition to explaining why  he  did it on Sunday night   he  also spoke about how  he  believes  his  protest could potentially hurt  him  next year when  he  becomes a free agent. And  he  said that  he ’s not going to let it affect what  he 's doing.
"This has been fueled by my faith in God "  Reid  said. "That’s the only reason I do it. You can’t serve faith and money. So if I’m not on a team next year  I’ll be at home unhappy that I’m not on a team  but I’ll be satisfied knowing that I did what I believe is right—and that’s being the voice for the voiceless and standing up for the oppressed."
Kaepernick responded to  Reid  kneeling on Sunday night by retweeting the clip above of  him  talking about why  he  did it.

Eric Reid

