Mitt Romney said he would 'absolutely not' support former President Trump in the 2024 presidential election, adding that he 'voted to remove him from office twice.'
Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, talks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol on Nov. 16 in Washington, D.C. , Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, was asked by the Post’s Leigh Ann Caldwell if he would support former President Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election.
“And it’s not just because he loses,” Romney said of the midterm election defeats for many high-profile candidates Trump endorsed. “That’s my reason that I offer to other people who are big fans of his. But it’s also [that] he’s simply not a person who should have the reins of the government of the United States.
Trump and Romney traded blows during the 2016 presidential campaign, but after Trump won, Romney congratulated him on his victory and paid him a visit, and Trump reportedly considered appointing him secretary of state. In 2018, Trump endorsed Romney's candidacy for Senate — an endorsementBefore being asked about the 2024 campaign, Romney was asked whether the Republican Party "has lost its way.
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