Romney Political Director Blames 'Let Detroit Go Bankrupt' On New York Times

Mitt Romney's political director, Rich Beeson, on Sunday suggested that The New York Times -- and not the Republican presidential nominee -- was responsible for an op-ed calling for the U.S. auto industry to "go bankrupt." During an interview on

By David Edwards

11/04/12 09:00 am

2008 op-ed, the former Massachusetts governor was reportedly given an opportunity to approve the headline.

Romney also personally repeated the line during a television interview earlier this year.

"Yeah, that's what I said," he told CBS News. "The headline you just read, 'Let Detroit Go Bankrupt,' points out that the companies needed to go through bankruptcy to save those costs."

Romney Political Director Blames 'Let Detroit Go Bankrupt' On New York Times

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