In a recent sit down interview, Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, flat out declared that he has no intention of casting a ballot for former President Donald Trump.
He's also not going to cast his ballot for Vivek Ramaswamy.
"Anybody. You know, I'd be happy to support virtually any one of the Republicans" other than Trump, Romney said, adding: "Maybe not Vivek."
But "the others that are running are acceptable to me and I'd be happy to vote for them," Romney told "Person to Person's" Norah O'Donnell when asked which candidates he "liked" in the GOP field.
Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, answers questions in his office after announcing he will not seek reelection on Sept. 13, 2023, in Washington, D.C. Win McNamee/Getty Images
Romney, smiling, said that he would also be "happy" to support a "number of" the Democrats who have entered the 2024 presidential race, though did not name names.
"It would be an upgrade from, in my opinion, Donald Trump, and perhaps also Joe Biden," Romney said.
But the Utah senator, who announced earlier this year that he will not be seeking re-election, also said he finds President Biden "charming" and "engaging" in the "places" where they agree and in "most places" he disagrees with the president.
He added, however, that he believes Biden has made some "terrible" decisions.
In 2020, Romney revealed that he did not vote for Trump in the former president's re-election bid, and has since been a longtime critic of the former president.
He also voted in favor of Trump's impeachment.
RubbuRDucKee on November 25th, 2023 at 22:38 UTC »
I wouldn’t agree with Romney’s politics but at least if he was president I wouldn’t be ashamed of him. Trump made my patriotism feel dull. I have never felt like that before in my life.
Beantownbrews on November 25th, 2023 at 20:35 UTC »
Problem is that the hardcore far right see Romney’s disapproval as an endorsement
mormagils on November 25th, 2023 at 20:34 UTC »
This is why he's not running again. He's absolutely right...but it has cost him his career.