What Mitt Will Say About Trump
2012 Republican nominee Mitt Romney will deliver a speech in Utah Thursday on the state of the GOP race in 2016. While he won't endorseor jump in himselfhe will join the chorus of Republicans arguing that front-runner Donald Trump is an unacceptable choice. "Here's what I know," Romney will say. "Donald Trump is a phony, a fraud. His promises are as worthless as a degree from Trump University. He's playing the American public for suckers He gets a free ride to the White House and all we get is a lousy hat  His domestic policies would lead to recession. His foreign policies would make America and the world less safe. He has neither the temperament nor the judgement to be president. And his personal qualities would mean that America would cease to be a shining city on a hill.", Romney's comments come as part of a last-ditch effort by Republicans to derail Trump before the winner-take-all races on March 15. Romney won't endorse any of the three remaining candidates, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, and John Kasich, but will say they are all qualified for the job. As the race grows more heated, the four candidates will face off in Detroit Thursday night for yet another debateand the first since increasingly personal insults have been flying. Ben Carson awakened to what has been clear for monthshe had no path to the nominationand he will not appear on the debate stage. Here are your must-reads, Must Reads, Donald Trump's Wild Ride As he piles up GOP delegates, the nation braces for a very difficult 2016 TIME's David Von Drehle writes, Inside the Republican Plan to Stop Trump The last ditch effort is just getting off the ground TIME, Democrats Salivateand Shudderat the Prospect of Trump TIME's Jay Newton-Small on their glee and uncertainty, Donald Trump Tribal Warrior How does he win? Divide and conquer, TIME's Alex Altman reports, Justice Dept. Grants Immunity to Staffer Who Set Up Clinton Email Server Former aide is now cooperating with law enforcement Washington Post, Sound Off, "Donald Trump says he admires Vladimir Putin, while has called George W Bush a liar. That is a twisted example of evil trumping good."  From Mitt Romney's prepared remarks in Utah, "I will support the Republican nominee. Period. The end."  Ted Cruz on CNN breaking with a growing movement of Republicans who say they'd never vote for Trump, Bits and Bites, White House Is Said to Be Vetting Iowa Judge for Supreme Court Seat New York Times, Why It's So Hard to Attack Trump TIME, Women Justices Defend Abortion Providers in Supreme Court Oral Arguments TIME, Number of Americans Moving to Canada Spiked After Bush Won Second Term TIME, Young Voters Didn't Support Front-Runners on Super Tuesday TIME, Ben Carson Will Skip Thursday's Republican Debate TIME, Trump's False Claim He Built His Empire With a Small Loan' From his Father Washington Post