'Only a mother could love': Trump throws tantrum over Mitt Romney's new book

Donald Trump lashed out at Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) after he suggested that the former president represented "a failure of character."

Romney made the remarks on Sunday during an interview about his new biography, "Romney: A Reckoning."

"I don't think I've heard a single member of my caucus, the Republicans in the Senate, say, 'You know, Donald Trump is great. Aren't we lucky to have him as our leader?'" Romney told CBS.

On Monday, Trump posted a link to an article criticizing Romney's new book, and he took a shot at the retiring senator on his Truth Social platform.

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"Mitt Romney, a total loser that only a mother could love, just wrote a book which is, much like him, boring, horrible, and totally predictable," Trump wrote. "I am very proud to be the one who forced this Left Leaning RINO out of politics. He wanted to run sooo badly, but knew he couldn't win in the great State of Utah without my Endorsement and Support, so he QUIT."

"His crummy book says nothing good about anybody, other than RINO Paul RINO, who may be worse, and even dumber, than Mitt himself," he added.

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Trump insisted that Romney had "begged" to be nominated as secretary of state.

"I didn't give him the job, NOR DID I EVER INTEND TO," Trump wrote. "I JUST WANTED TO PROVE A POINT, THAT MITT ROMNEY IS, & ALWAYS HAS BEEN, A LIGHTWEIGHT JOKE!"