Senator Mitt Romney (UT-R) said that he could see former President Donald Trump securing the nomination in 2024 if he decided to run, a clear indication of his grip on the GOP.
Romney was speaking with the New York Times's DealBook DC Policy Project on Tuesday when he made the assertion.
'I don't know if he'll run in 2024 or not, but if he does, I'm pretty sure he will win the nomination,' the senator stated.
The longtime Trump critic added that 'a lot can happen between now and 2024.'
Mitt Romney was speaking with the New York Times's DealBook DC Policy Project on Tuesday when he made the assertion about Trump's chances of securing the GOP nomination
He continued: 'I look at the polls, and the polls show that among the names being floated as potential contenders in 2024, if you put President Trump in there among Republicans, he wins in a landslide.'
When asked if he would campaign against Trump, Romney indicated that he would throw his support behind someone else.
'I would not be voting for President Trump again. I haven't voted for him in the past. And I would probably be getting behind somebody who I thought more represented the tiny wing of the Republican Party that I represent.'
Trump, who told his supporters following his acquittal in the Senate impeachment trial that 'our historic, patriotic and beautiful movement to Make America Great Again has only just begun,' continues to hold majority support nearly a month after leaving office.
'He wins in a landslide,' Romney added when asked about Trump competing against other Republicans during the 2024 election cycle
He is backed by 53 per cent of respondents in a Politico / Morning Consult survey.
A distant second in the poll is Vice President Mike Pence, who became a chief focus of the impeachment trial, as Democratic managers highlighted Trump's tweet that Pence lacked 'courage' after he began counting votes for Joe Biden in his ceremonial role at a joint session of Congress to count the electoral votes.
Pence gets 12 per cent support in the poll.
Romney was the sole Republican to vote for Trump's impeachment twice. Three of the seven Republican senators who voted for impeachment have already been formally condemned by their state party
When asked if he would campaign against Trump, Romney indicated that he would throw his support behind someone else
Some Republicans in Romney's state of Utah accused him of having 'embarrassed' them, claiming he is not representing their interests but is instead an 'agent of the deep state' and have started an online petition for a censure motion.
The leaders of Utah's Republican party, however, put out a statement saying they're not behind the effort and that they support a 'diversity of thought.'
'The differences between our own Utah Republicans showcase a diversity of thought, in contrast to the danger of a party fixated on 'unanimity of thought,'' they wrote last week.
'There is power in our differences as a political party, and we look forward to each senator explaining their votes to the people of Utah.'
No comments:
Post a Comment