Kellyanne Conway joined the fray over the fight over if Mitt Romney should be nominated for secretary of state. | AP Photo Conway joins attacks on Romney

It has been a tough couple of days for Mitt Romney.

After the former Massachusetts governor and 2012 GOP nominee met with President-elect Donald Trump, it was rumored — and then stated explicitly by Vice President-elect Mike Pence — that Romney was being considered for Secretary of State.

And it’s been all downhill from there, as Trump supporters and surrogates have piled on, slamming Romney for his attacks on Trump during the GOP primary and his refusal to endorse Trump.

Now Kellyanne Conway, a senior transition adviser and Trump’s campaign manager, has joined the fray.

“Receiving deluge of social media & private comms re: Romney Some Trump loyalists warn against Romney as sec of state,” Conway posted on Twitter Thursday, linking to a POLITICO article about the attacks on Romney.

“Kissinger & Schultz [sic] as Secs of State flew around the world less, counseled POTUS close to home more. And were loyal. Good checklist,” she added later, referring to former secretaries of state Henry Kissinger and George Shultz.

Conway, in joining the likes of Mike Huckabee and Newt Gingrich in attacking Romney, appeared to be reflecting the mood within the Trump camp.

“Many inside the building believe in reaching out to those who worked against us, but believe Romney is a bridge too far, untrustworthy, and frankly, that there are better alternatives,” a senior transition aide told POLITICO Thursday.

While Trump has demonstrated a willingness to bring on past critics — most notably South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, his choice for ambassador to the U.N. — Romney would be by far the most vocal of Trump’s critics to join the administration. Romney called Trump a “phony” and a “fraud” during a March speech aimed at stopping Trump’s rise.

“His foreign policies would make America and the world less safe,” Romney said in that speech. “He has neither the temperament nor the judgment to be president and his personal qualities would mean that America would cease to be a shining city on a hill.”

