Republican Romney wants US Senate

washington - The former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney wants the US Senate on behalf of the state of Utah. He will announce this on Friday in a video message, has informed a confidant. Romney actually wanted to do that on Thursday, but he postponed the announcement because of the deadly shooting at a school in Florida.

Romney (70) lost in 2012 in the battle for the White House of Democrat Barack Obama. He is known as an outspoken opponent of President Donald Trump. When, in the 2016 campaign, he suddenly seemed to have a chance to be elected, Romney called on the Republicans not to support the real estate magnate from New York.

Earlier this week, a well-known Romney had already said that the politician was eager to bring the 'values ​​of Utah to Washington D.C. 'Trump has urged Orrin Hatch to stand for re-election. The seated senator from Utah does not, however, aspire to a new term. That opens the way for Romney.