Longtime Donald Trump adviser Roger Stone has repeatedly smeared and attacked Mormons and complained that they’re trying to take over the Republican Party and religiously convert people. The Republican presidential nominee has had a well-documented problem convincing Mormons to vote for him.
Stone was asked in a recent Vox interview if “there has been a scramble to unify the party with the evangelical Republicans or the Mormon Republicans.” Stone replied that “there are different types of conservatives” and Republicans “can afford to have different brands of conservatism.”
Stone is one of the last people anyone should count on for unifying Mormon Republicans, who have been in an “all-out revolt” against Trump’s candidacy due to his remarks about engaging in sexual assault and his religious bigotry.
Stone has attacked and mocked Mitt Romney for his Mormon religion (“Mitt the Mormon,” "Holy Underwear") and suggested the 2012 Republican nominee is a polygamist. He also complained that Mormons are taking over the Republican Party and said, “I don't want to be a Mormon”; when Romney lost the election, Stone concluded: “Well at least now we don't have to all become mormons.”
Well at least now we don't have to all become mormons.........
— Roger Stone (@RogerJStoneJr) November 8, 2012
HEY MITT-- Christ and Satan NOT BROTHERS- M Magdalene NOT Christ's sister- got that underwear on now ? What Planet will u rule after death?
— Roger Stone (@RogerJStoneJr) September 7, 2011
@thehill All Mormons trying to screw each other
— Roger Stone (@RogerJStoneJr) June 21, 2011
@IvanGH Party rules now rigged---no future for non-Mormons in GOP
— Roger Stone (@RogerJStoneJr) September 15, 2012
Notice the people on the DEM convention floor are not all old white rich Mormons like the GOP convention.
— Roger Stone (@RogerJStoneJr) September 5, 2012
@Robertwaldeck Mitt Romney..then again...he is a Mormon & they have that polygamy thing. “Hey Anne maybe we can get Condi to stop by....”
— Roger Stone (@RogerJStoneJr) September 22, 2012
Keystone State GOP engaged in Mormon muggery to block @GovGaryJohnson from Pa ballot http://t.co/S1856JlP #thugs #dirtytrix
— Roger Stone (@RogerJStoneJr) September 12, 2012
But I don't want to be a Mormon...........
— Roger Stone (@RogerJStoneJr) September 8, 2012
But I don't want to be a mormon ..............
— Roger Stone (@RogerJStoneJr) September 6, 2012
Mormon Marco Rubio introduces Mormon Mitt Romney who then embraces Mormon Orin Hatch
— Roger Stone (@RogerJStoneJr) August 31, 2012
HOLY UNDERWEAR! Nevada Caucas only voted 35,000 in 2008--7 out of 10 Mormon
— Roger Stone (@RogerJStoneJr) February 1, 2012
Huntsman calling Mormon hierarchy on Mitt's gambling addiction right now. #LDS
— Roger Stone (@RogerJStoneJr) December 11, 2011
Why Mitt the Mormon can be HAD on Social Security http://t.co/67vR1u4
— Roger Stone (@RogerJStoneJr) September 13, 2011
Mormons don't get “lubricated”
— Roger Stone (@RogerJStoneJr) January 17, 2012
Will @MittRomney move US Capital to Salt Lake ? #LDS #EzraTaftBenson
— Roger Stone (@RogerJStoneJr) July 16, 2012
Holy Underwear, Batman! Mitt Romney even lies about his real first name
— Roger Stone (@RogerJStoneJr) November 25, 2011
Romney Campaign website offering Romney sweatshirts--can special underwear be far behind? #romney #GOP
— Roger Stone (@RogerJStoneJr) October 27, 2011
Stone has a history of making racist commentary, including calling African-Americans “stupid negro,” “fat negro,” “professional negro,” “mandingo,” and “arrogant know-it-all negro.” He’s referred to himself as a “nigga” who “got Nixon tatted on him.”
Another Trump adviser, Fox News contributor Robert Jeffress, wrote in a book that Mormon church founder Joseph Smith is one of the “servants of Satan.” Jeffress, one of Trump’s main religious campaign surrogates, also called Mormonism a “cult.”