Video: See Sen. Mitt Romney get booed by Utah Republicans
Republican delegates attempted to shout down the 2012 Republican presidential nominee
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Sen. Mitt Romney gets ready to take the stage during the Utah Republican Party’s 2021 Organizing Convention at the Maverik Center in West Valley City on Saturday, May 1, 2021, where he was booed by Republican delegates numbering more than 1,900.
Editor’s note • This story is available to Salt Lake Tribune subscribers only. Thank you for supporting local journalism.
Sen. Mitt Romney was hit with a tidal wave of boos as he took the stage at Saturday’s Utah GOP convention.
It was the first time Romney faced Utah Republican delegates since his votes to remove former President Donald Trump from office in his two impeachment trials. The more than 2,100 delegates in attendance at the Maverik Center in West Valley City let Romney know their displeasure with those votes as well as his criticism of Trump during the 2020 election.
Delegates also attempted to censure Romney for his impeachment votes. That effort narrowly failed.
sltrib.com is now free to access — no subscription required. We made this decision because we believe access to trustworthy, independent news shouldn’t depend on what you can afford — especially as misinformation and AI-generated content continue to rise.
Free to read doesn’t mean free to produce. Our reporters show up every day to ask hard questions and hold powerful institutions to account. That work takes resources. As a nonprofit newsroom, we rely on support from people who believe it matters. Make a donation today to fund local news that serves Utah communities.
You can help us bring more local news to more communities today.