--- title: Read Mitt Romney's Speech About Donald Trump description: Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney made the case against Donald Trump in Utah Thursday. canonical: https://time.com/4246596/donald-trump-mitt-romney-utah-speech/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-03-03T16:50:22.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-05T08:49:35.355Z article:section: Politics og:title: Read Mitt Romney's Speech About Donald Trump og:description: What he said in Utah Thursday. og:url: https://time.com/4246596/donald-trump-mitt-romney-utah-speech/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf19a971dd9098f4c/69888011cf40a8c01ec423ff/mitt-romney-speaks-about-donald-trump.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: Mitt Romney Campaigns For Michigan GOP Candidates og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Read Mitt Romney's Speech About Donald Trump twitter:description: What he said in Utah Thursday. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf19a971dd9098f4c/69888011cf40a8c01ec423ff/mitt-romney-speaks-about-donald-trump.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Read Mitt Romney's Speech About Donald Trump > Sponsored content. 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Here is the full text of his remarks. --- > “” --- ## Transcript [00:01] And let me put it very plainly. If we Republicans choose [00:05] Donald Trump as our nominee, the prospects for a [00:08] safe and prosperous future are greatly diminished. But [00:12] you say, wait, wait, wait. Isn't he a huge business [00:15] success? Doesn't he know what he's talking about? No [00:19] he isn't. And no he doesn't. His bankruptcies [00:24] have crushed small businesses and the men and [00:26] women who worked for them. He inherited his [00:29] business, he didn't create it. And what ever happened [00:31] to Trump Airlines? How about Trump University? And [00:35] then there's Trump Magazine and Trump Vodka. And [00:39] Trump Stakes. And Trump Mortgage. A business [00:43] genius, he is not. If the other candidates can find some [00:46] common ground, I believe we can nominate a person [00:50] who can win the general election, and who will [00:52] represent the values and policies of conservatism. [00:56] Given the current delegate selection process, that [00:58] means that I'd vote for Marco Rubio in Florida, and for [01:02] John Kasich in Ohio, and for Ted Cruz or whichever [01:05] one of the other two contenders has the best chance of [01:07] beating Mr. Trump in a given state. Now Donald [01:10] Trump tells us that he is very, very smart. [ LAUGH ] [01:16] I'm afraid that when it comes to foreign policy he is [01:19] very, very not smart. You know we've long referred to [01:23] him as The Donald. He's the only person [01:27] in the entire country to whom we have added an article [01:29] before his name and it wasn't because he had [01:32] attributes we admired. Here's what I know Donald [01:36] Trump is a phony, a fraud. His promises are as [01:39] worthless as a degree from Trump University. [01:41] [ APPLAUSE ] He's playing the members of the [01:44] American public for suckers. He gets a free ride to the [01:47] white house, and all we get is a lousy hat. His [01:52] domestic policies would lead to recession. His foreign [01:56] policies would America and the world less safe. He has [02:00] neither the temperament nor the judgement to be [02:02] president And his personal qualities would mean that [02:06] America would cease to be a shining city on a hill. I'm [02:11] convinced America has greatness ahead. And this is [02:15] a time for choosing. God bless us to choose a nominee [02:19] who will make that vision a reality. Thank you and God [02:22] bless you all. Thank you. 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