Mitt Romney's New Black Grandchild

(The Root) — Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney threw Twitter for quite a loop today.

He surprised everyone by tweeting a picture of his newly adopted grandson, who is absolutely, positively gorgeous and adorable and precious — and also black, judging from the picture.

https://twitter.com/MittRomney/status/381154281673355264

Given Romney's history of being perceived as not the most open-minded man when it comes to race, Twitter had quite a few jokes to toss about.

https://twitter.com/theferocity/status/381157099025088512

I can't wait for the "I'm not racist. We adopted a black baby" thing to come up.

— Xavier D'Leau (@TheXDExperience) September 20, 2013

https://twitter.com/fivefifths/status/381155800032743424

https://twitter.com/prime_bee/status/381174938763137024

Laughs aside, no one can deny how darling little Kieran James is.

https://twitter.com/AshTayMarie/status/381166541883981824

https://twitter.com/tnwhiskeywoman/status/381164288028966912

Fun fact: Kieran's name is Gaelic for "black" or "little dark one."

https://twitter.com/rembert/status/381166112227868672

Congrats, Romeys!

Tracy Clayton is a writer, humorist and blogger from Louisville, Ky.