Sen. Mitt Romney votes against Trump judicial pick over comments he made about Obama

Washington • Sen. Mitt Romney on Tuesday broke with Republican ranks and cast the lone GOP vote against a judicial pick by President Donald Trump because the nominee had disparaged then-President Barack Obama.The Senate confirmed Michael Truncale 49-46, with Romney joining Democrats in opposing the nomination.Truncale, who will serve as a federal judge in Texas, had called Obama an “un-American imposter” and railed against liberal policies and judges and Democrats.Romney, a Utah