Mitt Romney’s sister Jane has come to the defense of her younger brother over media treatment of the presidential contender.
Jane, the eldest Romney sister, opened up to Inside Edition about how she felt the media “vilified” Mitt after it was reported that he traveled with Seamus, the family dog, strapped to the roof of their car.
“He was my dog…It’s a crate. That’s how they travel. Here’s the deal. All these stupid little stories are fabricated and it hurt,” she said.
The 75-year-old also shares that Mitt’s wife, Ann, has not been taking the loss particularly well. “She was crying. She was very emotional. For Ann, it was definitely shell-shock,” she said. “She won’t want to be in a race like this again.”
Jane explained what she thinks went wrong with the campaign: “I feel like our family could have helped more. But we were scared we’d be on the 6 p.m. news, misspeaking.”
Inside Edition will broadcast the entire interview on Nov. 9 and Nov. 12.