tofhim.Buthemadenoremarksonthesubject.Hedid,mentonSen.-electMittRomneyofUtah,whowroteintheWashingtonPostonTuesdaythathewastroubledbyTrump’s“deepdescentinDecember”andthathisdeficitin“presidentialleadershipinqualitiesofcharacter…hasbeenmostglaring.”“IwishMittcouldbemoreofateamplayer,”Trumpsaid.“Andifhe’snot,that’sOKtoo.”SeemingtowarnRomneyaboutthefatethatliesaheadforRepublicanlawmakerswhovocallycriticizehimandhispresidency,Trumpboastedthathe“gotridof”formerSens.JeffFlakeofArizonaandBobCorkerofTennessee,bothofwhomoptednottoseeknewtermslastyear.Accusingbothmenofseekingpublicityintakingstandsagainsthim,TrumpsuggestedthatFlakewouldbeseekingajobasapaidcablenewscontributor—orperhapsinanotherprofessionthatTrumphimselfonceplied.“JeffFlakeisnowsellingrealestateorwhateverhe’sdoing,”hesaiddismissively.