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- Mitt Romney threw cold water on Biden's defense of democracy campaign push, calling it a "bust."
- Romney told The Times that voters have already "processed" Jan. 6 and said Biden needed a new approach.
- The Utah lawmaker is an ardent Trump critic and voted to convict him of incitement of insurrection in 2021.
President Joe Biden has made the preservation of democracy a central tenet of his 2024 reelection campaign, and it's a theme that he intends to lean into heavily should former President Donald Trump emerge as the GOP nominee.