not. reporter: during the president trump presidency, reid changed his tune about bush. in hindsight, i wish every day for a george bush again. i think that he and i had our differences, but no one ever questioned his patriotism. there s no question in my mind that george bush would be babe ruth in this league that he s in with donald trump. donald trump wouldn t make the team. reporter: in 2012, he used the senate floor to accuse mitt romney of not paying taxes, even though he had no evidence. his refuse to release his tax returns. he hasn t paid taxes. i don t regret that all. some people called it mccarthyite. they can call it whatever they want. he didn t win, did he? reporter: years later, he asked to meet with romney to make amends. shook hands. reporter: why was it
that george bush would be babe ruth in this league that he s in with donald trump. donald trump wouldn t make the team. reporter: in 2012, he used the senate floor to accuse mitt romney of not paying taxes, even though he had no evidence. he s refused to release his tax returns. let him prove he has paid taxes, because he hasn t. i don t regret that all. some people called it mccarthyite. they can call it whatever they want. he didn t win, did he? reporter: years later, he asked to meet with romney to make amends. shook hands and put it behind us. reporter: why was it important to tie up that loose end? i try to do that with everybody. reporter: he inspired fierce loyalty. from many of his long-time aides, as well as fellow senators. not all out of fear, but affection. he often told colleagues he loved them, even in public. i love you, john carrie. reporter: he had a story book
trump. donald trump wouldn t make the team. reporter: in 2012, he used the senate floor of accusing mitt romney of not paying his taxes, even though he had no evidence. he has refused to release his tax returns. let him show his tax returns because he hasn t. reporter: some called it mccarthyite. well, they can call it whatever they want. he didn t win, did he? reporter: years later, reid asked to meet with romney to make amends. shook hands. reporter: why was it important for you to tie up the loose end? i try to do that with everybody. reporter: reid inspired fierce loyalty from many of his long-time aides and fellow senators. not out of fear but affection. he often told colleagues i love you, even in public. he had a storybook romance with his wife, his high school sweetheart. the two converted to mormonism
that george bush would be babe ruth in this league that he s in with donald trump. donald trump wouldn t make the team. reporter: in 2012, he used the senate floor to accuse mitt romney of not paying his taxes even though he had no evidence. he s refused to release his tax returns as we know. let him prove that he has paid taxes because he hasn t. no, i don t regret that at all. some people have even called it mccarthyite. well, they call it whatever they want. romney didn t win, did he? reporter: years later, reid did ask to meet with romney to make amends. shook hands and put it behind us. why was it so important for you to tie up that loose end? i try to do that with everybody. reporter: reid also inspired fierce loyalty from many of his longtime aides as well as fellow senators. not out of fear but affection. he often told colleagues he loved them, even in public. i love you, john kerry.
even though he had no evidence. have he has refused to release his tax returns. or some people called it mccarthyite. they can call it whatever they want. he didn t win, did he? reporter: years later, reid asked to meet with romney to make amends. we shook hands and put stuff behind us. reporter: why was it so important to tie up that loose end? i try to do that with everybody. reporter: he inspired fierce loyalty with long time aides and senators. he often told colleagues he loved them, even in public. i love you, john kerry. reporter: he had a storybook romance with his wife, his high school sweetheart. the two converted to mormonism when they married. she had a pair of levis on