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Other Republicans, like Donald Trump and Jeffrey Lord, publicly question ‘A Call for American Renewal’
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Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, speaks during a confirmation hearing Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington. Evan McMullin, Miles Taylor and 150 other Republicans or former Republicans signed a “statement of principles” to guide a new political movement last week and threatened to leave the GOP.
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Last week, former Republican policy strategist and 2016 independent presidential candidate Evan McMullin signed a letter, along with over 150 others, outlining principles for a new political movement. While their written intent was to “catalyze an American renewal” built on “founding American principles,” they also entertained the idea of creating a new party, should the Republican Party fail to reform.