Conservative Political Action Committee chair Matt Schlapp made an ominous prediction on Sunday about the potential consequences Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) faces from other conservatives for voting to convict and remove President Donald Trump.
Schlapp told “Full Court Press” host Greta Van Susteren that Romney, whom Schlapp had already disinvited to CPAC for voting for witnesses in Trump’s impeachment trial, would not be credentialed as a conservative were he to be invited to the conference in the future.
“I suppose if he wants to come as a non-conservative and debate an issue with us, maybe in the future we would have him come,” Schlapp said.
“This year I would actually be afraid for his physical safety people are so mad at him,” he added.
Romney did indeed face backlash over his vote last week, particularly from Trump himself, who has repeatedly raked the Republican senator over the coals in his public speeches and via Twitter.
Watch Schlapp below:
CPAC chair says he would be "afraid" for Romney's "physical safety" at the conference. pic.twitter.com/gdb0QjX1Xe
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Says so much, but nothing we don’t already know.
That tells you far more about your party than it does about Romney.
So, Romney’s head is on a pike?
Sore winners, the whole holy mess of them.
You think some people are mad about how Romney voted? Doesn’t hold a candle to how many people are mad with the way the Senate process was handled/not handled. Criminals all!