'MAGA Is The Republican Party': Mitt Romney Predicts JD Vance Will Be The 2028 Nominee

Posted • December 16, 2024: Utah Senator Mitt Romney's time in the Senate is ending. He declined to run for re-election and 'Retire' from the Senate. He will be replaced by Republican John Curtis. Romney has done many things in his political career: Governor, Presidential Candidate, and Senator. He considered himself a moderate Republican but has been labeled a war hawk, neocon, and, most commonly, a Rino. A few of his career highlights include signing a healthcare reform bill when he was Governor of Massachusetts. 'Romneycare' would later be used as a model for 'Obamacare.' He supported gun control legislation, marched with BLM protesters, and was the only Republican Senator to vote to convict Donald Trump in his first impeachment trial. One thing Romney has never been is a Trump supporter. Here's a comment from 2016. Mitt Romney @MittRomney: “Here's what I know. Donald Trump is a phony, a fraud. His promises are as worthless as a degree from Trump University.”

As you might imagine, Trump, who had supported Romney in 2012, did not take Romney's insults kindly. Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump: “Mitt Romney is a mixed up man who doesn't have a clue. No wonder he lost!” -- There has been no love lost between the two since. […] Romney appeared with Jake Tapper on his CNN show 'State of the Union.' He was asked about the future of the Republican party, and given his history with the President-Elect, his answer may surprise you. Jake Tapper: "Do you still think there's going to be a post-Trump Republican Party or is MAGA now the Republican Party?" - Mitt Romney: "Oh, MAGA is the Republican Party and Donald Trump is the Republican Party… If you were to ask me who the nominee will be in 2028, I think it will be JD Vance. He's smart, well-spoken." -- Did Mitt have an epiphany? Sure, there may be a tinge of disappointment in his voice, but the man who has proudly boasted that he had never voted for Donald Trump conceded that he and the MAGA movement were now the Republican party. […]

Not everyone was buying the conciliatory tone of the interview. This is Romney toeing the line and looking for a job in the new administration. Maybe Mitt has seen the light, but it's more likely he has conceded that the party that once had chosen him as their nominee has passed him by. Mitt Romney has done many things in his career, and now he will do something that may truly help the party going forward. Retire.

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