MIAMI, Florida (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) – Mitt Romney called Donald J. Trump “a phony” and “a fraud” in a speech on Thursday in which he urged Republicans to rally around one of Mr. Trump’s presidential rivals.

Reacting to the comments, Trump called Romney a loser.

It was the first truthful and accurate statement ever made by Trump since he launched his bid for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination.

(Romney, of course, is a loser; he lost the general election to Barack Obama in 2012.)