Mitt Romney warns of ‘extraordinary challenge’ in preserving democracy

Republican senator makes remark and cites Russia's invasion of Ukraine at private event to raise funds for Liz Cheney

At a private event in Virginia, senior Republican senator Mitt Romney delivered a stark warning about the threat to US democracy in light of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

We are really the only significant experiment in democracy, and preserving liberal democracy is an extraordinary challenge," the Utah senator and former Massachusetts governor and Republican presidential nominee said, according to attendees at the event in McLean, Virginia, who spoke to CBS News.