{"id":2145032,"date":"2024-01-09T22:39:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-10T03:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/romney-warns-biden-against-running-on-january-6-kicking-a-dead-political-horse\/"},"modified":"2024-01-09T22:42:28","modified_gmt":"2024-01-10T03:42:28","slug":"romney-warns-biden-against-running-on-january-6-kicking-a-dead-political-horse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/romney-warns-biden-against-running-on-january-6-kicking-a-dead-political-horse\/","title":{"rendered":"Romney cautions Biden against dwelling on January 6: &#8216;Beating a lifeless political issue"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fromney-warns-biden-against-running-on-january-6-kicking-a-dead-political-horse%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2145032&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Utah Republican\u2062 Senator Mitt Romney Criticizes Biden&#8217;s\u200c Focus on January 6 Riot<\/h2>\n<p>In a fiery statement,\u200c Senator Mitt Romney of Utah\u200d has slammed President Joe Biden&#8217;s\u2062 decision\u200b to center \u200bhis 2024 campaign around\u2062 the January 6 \u200briot, calling it a futile attempt to\u2063 revive a &#8220;dead political horse.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Biden recently launched his re-election campaign with a scathing speech targeting former President \u2062Donald Trump. \u2062While Trump remains a frontrunner for the GOP nomination in\u2063 2024, the first primary\u2062 contest in Iowa is yet to take place.<\/p>\n<p>During his \u200dspeech, Biden repeatedly emphasized Trump&#8217;s\u200c alleged involvement in the January\u200c 6 riot and drew comparisons between\u2062 Trump&#8217;s rhetoric and that\u200c of the Nazis. However,\u200c Romney, known\u2062 for his moderate Republican stance and vocal\u200b criticism of Trump, believes that Biden&#8217;s focus on an\u200c event that \u200coccurred three years ago is a losing \u200cstrategy.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cAs a Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-virginia-gov-glenn-youngkin-vows-to-remove-politics-from-the-classroom-in-inaugural-address\/\" title=\"Watch: Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin Vows to 'Remove Politics from the Classroom' in Inaugural Address\">campaign theme<\/a>, \u2064I\u2062 think the threat to democracy pitch is a bust,\u201d Romney told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/01\/05\/us\/politics\/biden-speech-trump-jan-6.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New \u2063York Times<\/a> in\u2063 a text message. \u201cJan. \u200c6 will\u2064 be four years \u2062old by the election. People have processed\u2062 it, one way or another. Biden needs fresh material, a \u2064new attack, rather than \u2064kicking a dead political horse.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Biden portrayed Trump as an authoritarian\u2064 figure \u200band a danger to the United States.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThree \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jussie-smolletts-ten-biggest-mistakes\/\" title=\"Jussie Smollett\u2019s Ten Biggest Mistakes\">years ago tomorrow<\/a>, we witnessed\u200c the shocking sight of a violent mob storming the United \u200dStates Capitol. It\u200b was almost surreal as we \u200cturned \u2062on our televisions,\u201d \u200cBiden <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/biden-speech-valley-forge-trump-campaign-bda2293cac2b30e49157c2e6fb256d64\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> during his speech. \u201cFor\u2063 the first time in our history, insurrectionists\u200d attempted to \u2063halt the peaceful transfer of power in America. It was unprecedented.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was\u200c one of the\u2063 most egregious failures\u2062 of presidential \u2064duty in American history. An endeavor to overturn a free and fair election through force and violence. A record-breaking 81 million people \u200dvoted for my candidacy and to\u2062 end\u200d his \u200dpresidency,\u201d Biden criticized Trump&#8217;s handling of\u200c the riot. The president accused Trump of orchestrating the riot as a desperate \u2062attempt to\u2062 overturn the results of the \u200b2020 election after \u2063exhausting &#8220;every \u2064legal avenue.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Despite \u200bBiden&#8217;s\u200c intensified rhetoric surrounding\u200d the riot, political analysts and lawmakers remain \u200cskeptical about the effectiveness of hammering Trump on January 6 as a\u200b winning strategy. In recent months,\u200b Trump&#8217;s approval rating has caught up\u2064 with Biden&#8217;s, as Americans \u2062grow increasingly concerned about issues such as \u2064the economy, immigration, and crime.<\/p>\n<p>Trump wasted no time in firing back at Biden&#8217;s \u200bspeech, \u200caccusing him of threatening America through his incompetence in the Oval Office.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJoe Biden is the worst president in the history of the United States \u2014 he is\u200d incompetent, he is crooked, and in many respects, he is \u200dBenedict Arnold,\u201d Trump \u200bdeclared, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trump-fires-back-says-biden-true-threat-democracy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>. \u201cHe is\u200d destroying our country\u200b like no one else \u200dhas \u2062done before.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What does\u2062 Romney believe voters truly care about and prioritize over the events \u200dof January 6?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  .com\/article\/2024-01-05\/biden-2024-campaign-january-6-speech-07N510H6XU&#8221; target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; rel=&#8221;noopener&#8221;>said<\/a> during his campaign \u2063rally. \u201cWe saw the Confederate flag, the Nazi flag, proudly being displayed. We saw a crowd of people, fueled by lies and hate,\u200d attacking our democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, Romney\u2064 argues \u200cthat the January\u200c 6 riot does \u2063not hold the \u200bsame weight in \u2064the minds\u2064 of voters as it did in the immediate aftermath of the event.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIt \u2063was a horrific display, no\u2063 doubt. But it\u2019s\u2063 been \u200dthree years. Biden\u2019s focus on it as a \u200dcampaign theme just shows how \u2064out of touch he is with what voters \u2063truly care about,\u201d Romney stated. \u201cThey\u2064 want solutions to the issues that are impacting their daily lives \u2013 the\u200d economy, \u200dhealthcare, immigration. Relitigating the events\u2064 of January\u200c \u20636 will not bring about any meaningful change.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Romney&#8217;s criticism of Biden&#8217;s\u200c focus on the\u2064 January 6 riot also aligns with his ongoing disagreement with Trump\u200c and the direction of the Republican Party.<\/p>\n<p>Since Trump&#8217;s\u200c presidency, Romney has\u2064 been a vocal critic of the former president and has often found himself at odds with members of his own \u2062party. He voted\u2064 to convict Trump during his first impeachment trial\u2064 and continues to call for more bipartisan cooperation in Congress.<\/p>\n<p>While some Republicans have rallied\u2063 around Trump and the narrative that the election was stolen from him, Romney has chosen to \u2064distance himself \u200cfrom the former president and the \u2064party&#8217;s more radical rhetoric.<\/p>\n<p>As the Republican Party\u200d continues\u2063 to \u2063grapple with \u2064its identity and future, Romney&#8217;s criticism of Biden&#8217;s focus on the January\u200c 6 riot serves as a\u2064 reminder of the divisions within the party and the\u200b ongoing battle between the establishment and more moderate voices.<\/p>\n<p>Whether or not \u2063Biden&#8217;s strategy will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/obama-strategist-axelrod-warns-biden-that-acting-like-hillary-clinton-gives-him-50-50-odds-of-beating-trump\/\" title=\"Obama strategist Axelrod warns Biden that acting like Hillary Clinton gives him '50-50' odds of beating Trump\">prove successful remains<\/a> to be seen. However, Romney&#8217;s outspoken criticism suggests that there is a significant portion of the Republican base that is looking for a different approach and prioritizes\u200d issues beyond the events \u200bof January\u200c \u200d6.<\/p>\n<p>In the coming months, both parties will undoubtedly continue\u2062 to shape their messages and strategies for\u2062 the 2024 election. It will be interesting to see if Biden \u200brecalibrates\u200b his campaign\u2062 focus or if he \u2062doubles down on January\u200c 6 as a central theme.<\/p>\n<p>As \u200dfor\u200c Romney, his critique highlights the divide within the Republican Party and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alabama-ag-ketanji-brown-jackson-wants-fundamental-redesign-of-criminal-justice-system\/\" title=\"Alabama AG: Ketanji Brown Jackson Wants 'Fundamental Redesign' of Criminal Justice System\">raises important questions<\/a> about its future\u200b direction and \u2064how it will position itself for the presidential race.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Mitt Romney cautions that President Biden&#8217;s emphasis on the January 6 riot in his 2024 campaign is futile. Biden&#8217;s recent speech targeted ex-President Trump, who remains the frontrunner for the GOP presidential nomination<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":70,"featured_media":2145033,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2145032","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2145032","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/70"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2145032"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2145032\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2145033"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2145032"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2145032"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2145032"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}