During a 30-minute interview with USA TODAY, Romney said the account was set up by his son, Matt, in 2011. He says it was used mainly to browse what was being discussed and read news articles.
"I think I had eight people who were following me, so it's not like I was shaping public opinion," he added.
Romney did reply to some tweets, both from journalists and colleagues in Congress, sticking up for himself or offering his opinion on issues. It's not uncommon for politicians to use Twitter to get their views across or reply to journalists or colleagues or even stick up for themselves – but Romney's use of an anonymous account was peculiar.
When asked why he chose to hide behind a fake account, Romney said it wasn't meant to cause a stir or anything, but rather "simply to listen and to hear what was going on."
While many took apart the name Pierre Delecto hoping to find a deeper meaning in why Romney chose it for his alter-ego, Romney says he didn't put a ton of thought into it.
"You know, like with passwords, you think OK, what's my password gonna be," he said. "It's like whatever comes to your mind. Pierre, OK. Delecto means delightful."
He noted the name has both Latin and French roots, offering clues that helped unmask him. Romney spent two years as a missionary in France.
"It's not like I spent a lot of time on this," he added, explaining his son, Matt, asked what the handle would be as he set up the account. "I just gave him a name."
"You know, like with passwords, you think OK, what's my password gonna be," he said. "It's like whatever comes to your mind. Pierre, OK. Delecto means delightful."
First and last letters = P E D O
Explain
PierrE DelectO
Ah. Here's him explaining it:
During a 30-minute interview with USA TODAY, Romney said the account was set up by his son, Matt, in 2011. He says it was used mainly to browse what was being discussed and read news articles.
"I think I had eight people who were following me, so it's not like I was shaping public opinion," he added.
Romney did reply to some tweets, both from journalists and colleagues in Congress, sticking up for himself or offering his opinion on issues. It's not uncommon for politicians to use Twitter to get their views across or reply to journalists or colleagues or even stick up for themselves – but Romney's use of an anonymous account was peculiar.
When asked why he chose to hide behind a fake account, Romney said it wasn't meant to cause a stir or anything, but rather "simply to listen and to hear what was going on."
While many took apart the name Pierre Delecto hoping to find a deeper meaning in why Romney chose it for his alter-ego, Romney says he didn't put a ton of thought into it.
"You know, like with passwords, you think OK, what's my password gonna be," he said. "It's like whatever comes to your mind. Pierre, OK. Delecto means delightful."
He noted the name has both Latin and French roots, offering clues that helped unmask him. Romney spent two years as a missionary in France.
"It's not like I spent a lot of time on this," he added, explaining his son, Matt, asked what the handle would be as he set up the account. "I just gave him a name."
Interesting. Still makes me think about how Hunter calls Joe "Pedo Peter."
"You know, like with passwords, you think OK, what's my password gonna be," he said. "It's like whatever comes to your mind. Pierre, OK. Delecto means delightful."
Smells like BS
He can derelict his own balls.