Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has been critical of front-runner Donald Trump on Twitter in recent weeks and has yet to endorse any of the candidates.
Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican presidential nominee, refused Sunday to rule out becoming the nominee again this year at a brokered convention, though he insisted he couldnt imagine that happening.
I dont think anyone in our party should say, Oh no, even if the people of the party wanted me to be president, I would say no to it. No one is going to say that, Mr. Romney said on NBCs Meet the Press.
Speculation abounded that Mr. Romney was setting himself up for a surprise nomination last week when he unleashed a brutal denouncement of front-runner Donald Trump, urging voters to support anyone but the billionaire real estate mogul in upcoming primaries to force a contested convention this summer in Cleveland, Ohio.
Mr. Romney lambasted Mr. Trump as a fraud, a phony in a speech Thursday. He gets a free ride to the White House, and all we get is a lousy hat.
On the Sunday talk show, Mr. Romney said he isnt running and plans to endorse one of Mr. Trumps three rivals either Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, Ohio Gov. John Kasich or Florida Sen. Marco Rubio.
I can tell you this: Im not a candidate. Im not going to be a candidate. I am going to be endorsing one of the people who is running for president, he said. One of the four is going to be the Republican Party nominee. Three of the four are people I would endorse. But Im not running and Im not going to be running.