Mitt Romney had a secret Twitter account...

Mitt Romney. Bloomberg/Getty.

Senator Mitt Romney had a secret Twitter account that he used to defend himself from critics. Bloomberg. The account, @qaws9876, has since been locked. It has the mysterious username of Pierre Delecto and was only used to tweet 10 times, always in reply to someone else. He used the account to defend himself against journalists. When confronted about the account by a journalist Romney replied in French, "C'est moi."(it's me). 

Just spoke to @MittRomney on the phone, and asked him about Pierre Delecto. His only response: "C'est moi." Updated my story accordingly: https://t.co/kcfIopokWh

— McKay Coppins (@mckaycoppins) October 21, 2019

My Comment:
This is a total non-story that's only interesting because of how dumb it is. Using fake accounts is pretty stupid but not all that uncommon. Getting caught doing it is a lot less common and rarely is the person caught a US senator. It's a fairly pathetic thing to do and one that does not speak well for you if you get caught.

Romney comes off as pretty insufferable here. The Twitter handle, Pierre Delecto reminds me of Anthony Wiener's online handle, Carlos Danger. As fitting for Romney, his is more snooty and annoying. Plus he had to respond in French to the journalist..

I think it does speak to the character of Mitt Romney that he had to create a sock-puppet account to defend himself. It reminds me of the 2012 campaign where Romney just refused to defend himself. Apparently he thinks it's unbecoming to do so with his real name attached, which is probably why he lost in 2012.

Romney has been quite an embarrassment lately. He stabbed President Trump in the back twice. First he didn't endorse him in the 2016 race despite him endorsing in 2012. Later, Trump had his back in the 2020 Senate race in Utah, but all he has done as a senator is attack President Trump. I regret voting for him in 2012, he has proven himself to be a jackass.