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- The chairman of CPAC, the Republican Party's biggest annual conference, warned on Sunday that Sen. Mitt Romney should "be afraid for his physical safety" after Romney broke ranks with GOP senators to convict President Donald Trump two weeks ago.
- "People are so mad at him," Matt Schlapp told "Full Court Press with Greta Susteren." He doubled down on his remarks Monday.
- His warnings come as President Donald Trump and his allies continued to launch political attacks on Romney after his vote.
- In recent days the president has peddled baseless conspiracy theories that Romney has links with Burisma, the Ukrainian energy firm former Vice President Joe Biden's son, Hunter, was a board member.
- That theory came after a pro-Trump PAC spread a meme attempting to link Romney to Burisma via a former Romney campaign staffer.
- Earlier this month Schlapp already banished Romney from attending this year's CPAC after Romney voted to hear from more witnesses at the impeachment trial.
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The chairman of Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), the Republican Party's biggest annual conference, has ominously warned that Sen. Mitt Romney should fear for his "physical safety" after he broke ranks with his party to convict President Donald Trump at his impeachment trial last week.
"This year, I would actually be afraid for his physical safety, people are so mad at him," Matt Schlapp told "Full Court Press with Greta Susteren" on Sunday.See the rest of the story at Business Insider NOW WATCH: Extremists turned a frog meme into a hate symbol, but Hong Kong protesters revived it as an emblem of hope See Also:  |