WATCH: Romney will ‘absolutely not’ support Trump if he is the 2024 GOP nominee
Julia Johnson
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Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) said Thursday he would not support former President Donald Trump if he were to become the Republican nominee for president in 2024.
“Absolutely not,” Romney told a reporter during an event on climate change in Washington, D.C. “Look, I voted to remove him from office twice.”
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“And it’s not just because he loses,” the senator said of his refusal to support Trump. “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 ought to have the reins of the government of the United States.”
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Following the 2022 midterm elections, Trump announced his bid for the Republican nomination in 2024. In a speech ahead of Election Day, Republicans were worried he would announce his campaign, drawing focus away from the elections at hand. Ultimately, Trump held off until a week after the election.
In a shock to Republicans, many of Trump’s endorsed candidates performed worse than expected in races across the country, calling his remaining influence into question. In Tuesday’s runoff election in Georgia, the last of Trump’s candidates, Herschel Walker, was defeated in his pursuit of a Senate seat.
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Seemingly overnight, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) received an uptick in support for a possible 2024 bid. DeSantis overwhelmingly won reelection as governor in Florida, also pulling statewide Republicans across the finish line. The state stood in contrast to others across the country that saw close battles and tough losses after embracing Trump.
Romney noted that there is a large group of possible contenders for the nomination, but he isn’t sure that one could defeat Trump. He said the former president maintains a decent-sized share of the Republican Party’s support.