Romney: Pull Confederate Flag From S.C. Capitol Grounds

Former U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney said Saturday that South Carolina should remove the Confederate flag flying on its state capitol grounds in Columbia. In a statement, Romney, the 2012 Republican nominee for president, called the flag "a symbol of racial hatred." On Twitter, he wrote: "Remove it now to honor #Charleston victims." Romney's statement was the first about the divisive flag from a prominent Republican since the massacre of...

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