Senator Mitt Romney said President Donald Trump would win the Republican Party nomination “step by step” if he decided to run again in the White House in 2024.
Romney (R – Utah) was talking to him the New York Times DealBook when he addressed Trump’s position on the future of the Republican party.
“He has, by far, the biggest voice and a big impact on my party,” Romney said. “I don’t know if he plans to run in 2024 or not, but if he does, I’m sure he would win the nomination.”
Romney made it clear that “a lot can happen by 2024,” but he cited polls showing Trump would “win by running” if he were in the race.
A Politico / Morning Consult poll conducted in the days following his acquittal in the Senate trial showed that 53% of Republicans would vote for Trump in the primaries. Mike Pence received 12 percent of the survey. The rest of the candidates had a single digit.
But the Utah senator made it clear he would not be a supporter of Trump, instead with his smaller group.
“I would probably be left behind by someone who I thought represented more the small wing of the Republican party I represent,” he said.