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‘If I run, I win’: Mitt Romney confident he would win re-election in 2024, but remains unsure if he will run

Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah., is unsure whether he will seek another term in the Senate next cycle, according to a recent interview discussing a potential 2024 run for re-election.

While speaking to Politico, Romney said that while he believes he would win, he has not made any final decisions to run.

“I haven’t made a decision, finally,” Romney told the outlet. “And probably won’t do that anytime in the immediate future.”

The Republican senator, who voted to impeach former President Trump, told Politico winning is “not a question in my mind.”

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Mitt Romney was sworn in as Senator of Utah in 2019. (Elizabeth Frantz)

“I’ve faced long odds: Getting the nomination in 2012 was a long shot, becoming a Republican governor in one of the most liberal states in America, Massachusetts,” he said.

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“I’m convinced that if I run, I win. But that’s a decision I’ll make,” Romney said of a potential re-election bid.

Romney was the GOP nominee in the 2012 presidential election and was defeated by former President Obama.

Sen. Mitt Romney recently voted yes on a procedural vote on federal legislation protecting same-sex marriages. (Drew Angerer)

In April, Newt Gingrich told Fox News that he did not think Romney could win a statewide Senate race in Utah — particularly after Romney announced his support for President Biden’s Supreme Court Justice nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson.

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“I wouldn’t be surprised to see Romney run in the Republican primary. I think he’s more likely to run for president than for re-election in the Senate. It’s a free country, I think he has every right to do what he thinks is best, but I think you clearly see Massachusetts values in a Utah senator. And I think that’s probably not sustainable, and he can’t get re-elected,” Gingrich told Fox News.

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Romney on Trump impeachment: ‘If we’re going to have unity,’ there must be ‘accountability’

Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, expressed support for the upcoming impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, telling “Fox News Sunday” that a trial is needed to achieve “truth and justice.”

Romney, who voted to convict Trump at his first impeachment, cited Trump’s effort to convince Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to overturn the state’s election result, as well as his call for a march on the U.S. Capitol at a Jan.  6 rally immediately preceding the violent riot.

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“Well, we’re certainly going to have a trial. I wish that weren’t necessary, but the president’s conduct with regards to the call to Secretary of State Raffensperger in Georgia as well as the incitation towards the insurrection that led to the attack on the Capitol call for a trial,” Romney said.

“And, you know, if we’re going to have unity in our country, I think it’s important to recognize the need for accountability, for truth and justice.”

Romney said the House’s article of impeachment “suggests impeachable conduct,” but he acknowledged that he and his fellow senators have yet to hear arguments from the two sides. He said he will “do my best as a Senate juror to apply justice as well as I can understand it.”

The Republican went on to slam Trump, not just for his words and actions in the months following the election, but for what he said leading up to it, going as far back as to his first impeachment.

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“I think it’s pretty clear that over the last year or so there has been an effort to corrupt the election in the United States,” Romney said. “It was not by President Biden, it was by President Trump. … That corruption we saw with regards to the conduct in Ukraine, as well as the call to Secretary of State Raffensperger, as well as the incitation to insurrection. This is obviously very serious and an attack on the very foundation of our democracy and is something which has to be considered and resolved.”

Looking forward, Romney acknowledged that Trump will continue to have an influence on the Republican Party, but he pointed to new voices that he believes could determine the direction the party goes in. He specifically mentioned Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker, and Sens. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., and Marco Rubio, R-Fla.,

Romney was critical of Biden as well. While the new president has called for unity, Romney said some of his executive actions during the first days of the administration have been divisive.

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“I think there are some actions the president is taking that are going to lead to some anger and division,” Romney said. “I think, for instance, saying we’re not going to allow further leases on government land for oil and gas, that obviously very badly hurt our rural communities. Stopping the Keystone Pipeline, that puts a lot of people out of work. Those people are going to be understandably angry.”

Romney said Biden should be careful “to not do things that incite a great deal of unnecessary anger.”

Romney: Trump continuing to dispute election results is ‘really sad’ and ’embarrassing’

Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, called President Trump’s refusal to concede the 2020 election “really sad” and “embarrassing” on Sunday.

“I understand the president is casting about, trying to find some way to have a different result than the one that was delivered by the American people,” Romney told CNN’s “State of the Union.” “It’s really sad in a lot of respects and embarrassing because the president could, right now, be writing the last chapter of this administration with a victory lap with regards to the vaccine.”

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“He could be going out championing this extraordinary success, and instead he’s leaving Washington with conspiracy theories and things so nutty and loopy that people are shaking their head wondering what in the world has gotten into this man? I think that’s unfortunate because he has more accomplishments than this last chapter suggests he is going to be known for,” Romney continued.

The president has refused to concede to President-elect Joe Biden and continues to claim without evidence that there was massive voter fraud in many of the key battleground states where Biden beat Trump, giving the former vice president a large 306-232 Electoral College victory over the GOP incumbent. Biden also beat the president by more than 7 million votes in the national popular count.

However, Romney said he would not leave the Republican Party, as Rep. Paul Mitchell, R-Mich., recently announced he would.

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“The party has taken a different course than, obviously, the one that I knew as a younger person,” Romney said. “We were happy to play a leadership role on the world stage because we felt it made us safer and more prosperous, and we believed character was essential in the leaders we chose. We strayed from that. I don’t see us returning to that for a long time.”

“I represent a very small slice of the Republican Party today,” he added. “I think I’m more effective in the Republican Party, continuing to battle for the things I believe in, and, I think, ultimately the Republican Party will return to the roots that have been formed over the century. So we will get back at some point, and hopefully people will recognize we need to take a different course than the one we are on right now.”

Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, asks a question to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during a Senate Foreign Relations committee hearing on the State Department’s 2021 budget on Capitol Hill Thursday, July 30, 2020, in Washington. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP)

Trump called Romney a “RINO” in November after the senator called Trump’s efforts to reverse Biden’s victory in this month’s election an “undemocratic action.” 

Trump called in for a radio interview on 77 WABC on Sunday morning, continuing to claim that this was “the most corrupt election this country has ever had by far.”

“We’ve already found the answers. Now we have to get some support from some politicians,” Trump said.  “Other than that we have it made. I think we’ve come a long way in a very short time.”

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Fox News’ Paul Steinhauser and Tyler Olson contributed to this report.

Romney keeping quiet on SCOTUS vacancy as confirmation fight looms

An aide for Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, told Fox News on Monday that he’ll likely wait until the Republican Senate caucus convenes before he shares his position on the Supreme Court vacancy left open last week following the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

The Utah Republican is one of the few moderate senators yet to make their position known on a potential hearing for a Trump nominee. Romney has had a publically contentious relationship with President Trump on various issues both before and after the commander in chief’s election victory in 2016.

Romney’s staff said the caucus lunch is set for Tuesday afternoon and that he will not be making any official statement until it has ended.

Ginsburg passed away Friday at the age of 87 from complications stemming from her ongoing battle with pancreatic cancer.

Democrats have lambasted the GOP in recent days over the memory of Senate Republicans – led by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. – refusing in 2016 to consider President Barack Obama’s nominee, Judge Merrick Garland, following the death of Justice Antonin Scalia.

McConnell said at the time that the American public should have a say in the process with their vote for president, but has since defended his decision to move forward with Trump’s nominee, saying the situation is different because the same party currently controls the presidency and the Senate – which was not the case in 2016.

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Other Republican lawmakers who are on the fence – or who have spoken out against nominating a justice before Election Day – include Sens. Cory Gardner of Colorado, Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska.

Gardner, who is up for reelection in November, said on Saturday that the nation needed time to mourn and “reflect” on Ginsburg’s death before the “politics begin.”

Collins has come out against the Senate taking up any nominee until voters have had their say at the ballot box.

She later reiterated her position on Saturday, saying Republicans should wait until a winner prevails in the upcoming presidential contest before Congress can move forward.

Murkowski came out on Sunday and doubled down on the same position.

“I did not support taking up a nomination eight months before the 2016 election to fill the vacancy created by the passing of Justice Scalia,” she said.

Murkowski added: “We are now even closer to the 2020 election – less than two months out – and I believe the same standard must apply.”

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On the flip side, Trump’s 2020 campaign said Sunday that the White House will be moving quickly to nominate a woman, with federal Judge Amy Coney Barrett – a former law professor – considered to be the front-runner.

“Voters elected Donald J. Trump president in 2016 and gave Republicans an expanded majority in 2018, so the people already have spoken,” communications director Tim Murtaugh said in a statement.

Fox News’ Kelly Phares contributed to this report 

Romney tweets home haircut pic, quips ‘better salon than Pelosi’s’

Sen. Mitt Romney mocked Nancy Pelosi after tweeting a picture of his wife giving him a haircut at home, saying it was a “better salon” than the one the House speaker visited in defying local coronavirus guidelines.

“Getting cleaned up for resumption of the Senate,” Romney, R-Utah, tweeted Monday. “Better salon than Pelosi’s!”

Romney tweeted a photo of himself getting his hair cut from his wife Ann Romney, outside his home.

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Romney’s tweet comes after Pelosi, D-Calif., made headlines after visiting a San Francisco hair salon for a wash and blowout, despite local ordinances keeping salons closed amid the coronavirus pandemic.

In security footage obtained exclusively by Fox News, and timestamped Monday, Aug. 31, at 3:08 p.m. Pacific Time, the California powerhouse is seen walking through ESalonSF in San Francisco with wet hair, and without a mask over her mouth or nose.

The stylist doing her hair can be seen following her wearing a black face mask.

Salons in San Francisco had been closed since March and were only notified they could reopen on Sept. 1 for outdoor hairstyling services only.

Pelosi dug in over the controversy and claimed that she was “set up” at the hair salon, which she said she had been to “over the years many times.”

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“I take responsibility for trusting the word of the neighborhood salon that I have been to many times,” Pelosi told reporters Wednesday. “When they said they could accommodate people one at a time, and we can set up that time, I trusted that.”

“The salon owes me an apology for setting me up,” she added.

Pelosi, on Wednesday, downplayed the fact that she didn’t wear a mask in the salon.

“I just had my hair washed. I don’t wear my mask when I’m washing my hair,” she said. “Do you wear one when you wash your hair?”

Mitt Romney out of self-quarantine following coronavirus scare

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Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, is out of self-quarantine and has been reunited with his family after being in isolation following a lunch with Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., who has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

Romney last month tested negative for the virus but said he would remain absent from the Senate out of an abundance of caution.

“Thankfully, I tested negative for COVID-19,” Romney tweeted in March. “Nevertheless, guidance from my physician, consistent with CDC guidelines, requires me to remain in quarantine as the test does not rule out the onset of symptoms during the 14-day period.”

Once Romney learned Paul tested positive, he ordered a charter flight back to Utah for a two-week quarantine. Fellow Utah Sen. Mike Lee hitched a ride on the plane because both had been in close contact with Paul, the Salt Lake Tribune reported.

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Romney said he’s been wearing a tracksuit, working out on a stationary bike and conducting business via the phone.

Senate Republicans have been down five members as they negotiate a massive stimulus package to aid workers and businesses devastated by the nationwide shutdown of the economy to stop the spread of the virus.

In addition to Paul, Romney and Lee, Sens. Cory Gardner of Colorado and Rick Scott of Florida have been in quarantine unrelated to contact with Paul. Paul is the only known senator to have tested positive for the virus.

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Romney’s self-quarantine and negative test drew taunts from President Trump, who holds a grudge against him for being the only Republican to vote in favor of one article of impeachment leveled against Trump earlier this year.

“This is really great news! I am so happy I can barely speak. He may have been a terrible presidential candidate and an even worse U.S. Senator, but he is a RINO, and I like him a lot!” Trump tweeted when Romney announced he tested negative for the virus.

A “RINO,” as Trump called Romney, stands for “Republican In Name Only.”

Fox News Marisa Schultz and Brooke Singman contributed to this report.

Mitt Romney out of self-quarantine following coronavirus scare

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Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, is out of self-quarantine and has been reunited with his family after being in isolation following a lunch with Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., who has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

Romney last month tested negative for the virus but said he would remain absent from the Senate out of an abundance of caution.

“Thankfully, I tested negative for COVID-19,” Romney tweeted in March. “Nevertheless, guidance from my physician, consistent with CDC guidelines, requires me to remain in quarantine as the test does not rule out the onset of symptoms during the 14-day period.”

Once Romney learned Paul tested positive, he ordered a charter flight back to Utah for a two-week quarantine. Fellow Utah Sen. Mike Lee hitched a ride on the plane because both had been in close contact with Paul, the Salt Lake Tribune reported.

CORONAVIRUS IN THE US: STATE-BY-STATE BREAKDOWN

Romney said he’s been wearing a tracksuit, working out on a stationary bike and conducting business via the phone.

Senate Republicans have been down five members as they negotiate a massive stimulus package to aid workers and businesses devastated by the nationwide shutdown of the economy to stop the spread of the virus.

In addition to Paul, Romney and Lee, Sens. Cory Gardner of Colorado and Rick Scott of Florida have been in quarantine unrelated to contact with Paul. Paul is the only known senator to have tested positive for the virus.

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Romney’s self-quarantine and negative test drew taunts from President Trump, who holds a grudge against him for being the only Republican to vote in favor of one article of impeachment leveled against Trump earlier this year.

“This is really great news! I am so happy I can barely speak. He may have been a terrible presidential candidate and an even worse U.S. Senator, but he is a RINO, and I like him a lot!” Trump tweeted when Romney announced he tested negative for the virus.

A “RINO,” as Trump called Romney, stands for “Republican In Name Only.”

Fox News Marisa Schultz and Brooke Singman contributed to this report.

Romney tests negative for coronavirus, but remains absent in Senate

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Sen. Mitt Romney said Tuesday he’s tested negative for the novel coronavirus but will remain absent from the Senate out of an abundance of caution.

Romney, R-Utah, has missed votes on the third round of coronavirus relief legislation because of his contact with Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., who announced Sunday he tested positive for COVID-19.

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“Thankfully, I tested negative for COVID-19,” Romney tweeted, who was tested Monday. “Nevertheless, guidance from my physician, consistent with CDC guidelines, requires me to remain in quarantine as the test does not rule out the onset of symptoms during the 14-day period.”

Once Romney learned Paul tested positive, he ordered a charter flight back to Utah for a two-week quarantine. Fellow Utah Sen. Mike Lee hitched a ride on the plane because both had been in close contact with Paul, the Salt Lake Tribune reported.

Romney said he’s been wearing a tracksuit, working out on a stationary bike and conducting business via the phone.

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“My daughter-in-law brought me some food and put it outside the front door,” Romney told the paper. “My son Josh brought over tons of food. He went to Costco this morning and brought in all sorts of supplies for me: ramen, rice, beans, peanut butter, hotdogs, hamburger — all of my favorite food groups.”

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Senate Republicans have been down five members as they negotiate a massive stimulus package to aid workers and businesses devastated by the nationwide shutdown of the economy to stop the spread of the virus.

In addition to Paul, Romney and Lee, Sens. Cory Gardner of Colorado and Rick Scott of Florida have been in quarantine unrelated to contact with Paul. Paul is the only known senator to have tested positive for the virus.

Romney says he will self-quarantine after Rand Paul tests positive for coronavirus

Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, announced he would be self-quarantining hours after Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., confirmed he had tested positive for coronavirus on Sunday.

Romney told reporters he, Paul and others had lunch together on Friday and a statement released by his office said Romney “sat next to Sen. Paul for extended periods in recent days.”

SEN. RAND PAUL TESTS POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS

Although Romney is not experiencing any symptoms, the attending physician has ordered him to immediately self-quarantine and not vote on the Senate floor even as lawmakers continue to grapple over a much needed $1.8 trillion economic stimulus package to deal with the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic

Romney urged lawmakers to pass the relief package “as quickly as possible that provides assistance for families, workers and small businesses.”

Speaking to reporters earlier in the day, Romney stressed his concern for Paul and said: “senators are going to seek medical advice as to what actions we should take to make sure that we don’t in any way spread this virus ourselves.”

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“We have to determine if any of us should self-quarantine as a result of being in the same room,” he said.

Romney says he will self-quarantine after Rand Paul tests positive for coronavirus

Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, announced he would be self-quarantining hours after Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., confirmed he had tested positive for coronavirus on Sunday.

Romney told reporters he, Paul and others had lunch together on Friday and a statement released by his office said Romney “sat next to Sen. Paul for extended periods in recent days.”

SEN. RAND PAUL TESTS POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS

Although Romney is not experiencing any symptoms, the attending physician has ordered him to immediately self-quarantine and not vote on the Senate floor even as lawmakers continue to grapple over a much needed $1.8 trillion economic stimulus package to deal with the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic

Romney urged lawmakers to pass the relief package “as quickly as possible that provides assistance for families, workers and small businesses.”

Speaking to reporters earlier in the day, Romney stressed his concern for Paul and said: “senators are going to seek medical advice as to what actions we should take to make sure that we don’t in any way spread this virus ourselves.”

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“We have to determine if any of us should self-quarantine as a result of being in the same room,” he said.