Donald Trump to Mitt Romney: ‘Don’t Run Again’
The Donald has spoken: Mitt Romney should not run for president in 2016.
Though Romney has yet to throw his hat in the ring, Donald Trump has given his opinion anyway.
“He had his chance and he blew it,’’ Trump told Breitbart News.
He added:
“He had a great chance of winning. He should have won. That was an election that frankly should have been a much easier election than the probable 2016 candidate Hillary. That was an election that should have been won by the Republicans.’’
Not content to share his thoughts with just one media outlet, Trump then brought his opinion to Twitter in his usual blunt style:
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This is not the first time Trump has spoken out against Romney. At the Conservative Political Action Committee meeting in 2013, Trump explained why Romney lost: He didn’t brag enough about his own triumphs (unlike certain outspoken real estate tycoons).
Last week Romney’s wife Ann told The Washington Post that he was not planning on running in 2016 – but “we’ll have to see what happens.’’
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