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Mitt Romney: Iran Protesters 'Patriots Afar, Heroes All'

By Eric Mack | Sunday, 31 December 2017 02:39 PM EST

Comparing the Iran protests against alleged government corruption to the United States' own push for independence long ago, former presidential candidate Mitt Romney called protesters "patriots afar" and "heroes all" via tweet Sunday.

Profoundly moving to watch those seeking freedom in Iran. Patriots afar remind us of the patriots who won our own freedom and also those who preserve it. Heroes all.
— Mitt Romney (@MittRomney) December 31, 2017

Romney's tweet echoed one Sunday morning from President Donald Trump, which praised those "getting wise" to "how their money and wealth is being stolen and squandered on terrorism."

Big protests in Iran. The people are finally getting wise as to how their money and wealth is being stolen and squandered on terrorism. Looks like they will not take it any longer. The USA is watching very closely for human rights violations!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 31, 2017

Romney, a onetime critic of President Trump, has weighed a potential run for Senate in Utah, depending on whether Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, an avid Trump supporter, decides to retire or run for re-election in 2018.

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