Senator Mitt Romney is not an ally of Donald Trump, he even voted against him twice in the two political trials that followed him in the Senate, and yet he acknowledges that the former president is a major force in the Republican Party to the point that he is “fairly certain” that he would win the presidential election in 2024 if he did.
Mitt Romney, a Republican senator from Utah and a former 2012 presidential candidate, told columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin The New York Times during the event DealBook DC Policy Project organized by this medium, that if Trump decides to run in 2024, he is sure to win his party’s nomination.
“I’m pretty sure he will win the nomination,” said Romney, although he clarified that “a lot could happen between now and 2024,” but Trump “will continue to play a role” in the Republican Party despite his electoral role. defeat and division he has sown in the party.
However, the senator made one thing clear: he wouldn’t vote for trump“I would not vote for President Trump again. I have not voted for him in the past. I would support someone from the small wing of the Republican Party I represent,” he confessed.
During Trump’s four-year tenure, Senator Romney was one of the Republican voices most critical of the president in Congress and the only member of his party to vote against Trump in both political processes.
“There is a populist movement on both the right and left in this country. They will not be leaving anytime soon. While I believe the policies that hold up and that really help the American family will be more successful over time, “the senator added at the Times event.” I remain, as it were, a more traditional conservative than part of the populist rhetoric. within my party “.
Trump 2024?
The former president has not clarified this question for now, although he has referenced favorable polls that expect him to win the Republican primaries for the 2024 election.
“We have tremendous support,” Trump said this month. ‘I won’t say it yet [si se postula de nuevo]But I have tremendous support, and I see the survey numbers going through the roof, ” Trump told Greg Kelly Reports of Newsmax, the new channel that is the former president’s favorite.
Trump will first appear in a public event this Sunday after leaving the White House. This is the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), which will take place February 25-28 in Orlando.
An Axios report indicates that Trummp will speak about his status within the Republican Party and Conservative movement. He is also expected to lash out at Joe Biden’s immigration and amnesty policies.
