Trump Responds To Romney Not Seeking Re-Election
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Mitt Romney is not seeking re-election.
In an interview before his announcement, he bashed both Joe Biden and Donald Trump.
Sen. Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican nominee for president and the only senator from his party to twice vote in favor of convicting former President Donald Trump in impeachment trials, announced Wednesday that he will not run for re-election as senator for Utah.
He said in an interview that it is time for a new generation to “step up” and “shape the world they’re going to live in,” the Washington Post noted.
Romney claimed that his belief that a second term, which would take him into his 80s, would probably be less fruitful and satisfying than the current term, had a significant impact on his decision not to run again. He attributed that to both the chaos he perceives among House Republicans and his own lack of faith in President Biden and Trump’s ability to lead.
“It’s very difficult for the House to operate, from what I can tell,” he said in a lengthy telephone interview previewing his formal announcement, “and two, and perhaps more importantly, we’re probably going to have either Trump or Biden as our next president. And Biden is unable to lead on important matters and Trump is unwilling to lead on important matters.”
Trump responded by calling it fantastic news.
He blasted Romney and said, “he did not serve with distinction.”
FANTASTIC NEWS FOR AMERICA,THE GREAT STATE OF UTAH, & FOR THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. MITT ROMNEY, SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS PIERRE DELECTO, WILL NOT BE SEEKING A SECOND TERM IN THE U.S. SENATE, WHERE HE DID NOT SERVE WITH DISTINCTION. A BIG PRIMARY FIGHT AGAINST HIM WAS IN THE OFFING, BUT NOW THAT WILL NOT BE NECESSARY. CONGRATS TO ALL. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!
