Tim Pawlenty: 'The Last Person to Cut a Back Room Deal in American Politics Would Be Ron Paul

On Friday, former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty appeared on MSNBC's Morning Joe where he discussed a variety of topics including the alleged “back room deal” between Mitt Romney and Ron Paul. Pawlenty defended the Texas congressman, however, stating that Paul would be the last person in politics to to cut such a deal:

I know Mitt and I know Ron Paul, I really don’t believe there’s any deal … Think about Ron Paul cutting a deal as an insider to get some political favors … Probably the last person to ‘cut a back room deal’ in American politics would be Ron Paul.

He added:

Can you imagine in today’s world where everything is in the public, if more than one person knows about it, everyone knows about it, 24-hour intense media scrutiny. Then you drag Ron Paul into a back room and say, ‘hey, Ron, you do this and I’ll give you a favor.’ … It’d be all over the news.

Watch the segment below via Mediaite: