The Republican senator Mitt Romney (76) will not stand for re-election in the Senate, reports The Washington Post.
The senator, who represents the state of Utah, announced the decision on Wednesday. He reasons that he will probably be less productive in a new period than he has been until now.
Romney will probably end his career in politics, writes the newspaper.
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Critical of Trump and Biden
According to The Washington Post, he says in the interview that it is time for a new generation to shape the world in which they will live.
Romney directs criticism at Donald Trump and Joe Biden in the interview with the big newspaper. He says most Republicans are drawn to a “populist, demagogic message.”
– We will probably get either Trump or Biden as our next president. Biden is not able to lead important issues, and Trump is not willing to lead important issues, Romney said in the interview, according to the major newspapers.
The senator was the Republican presidential candidate in 2012, and has represented the state of Utah in the United States Senate since 2019.
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Voted for conviction
In 2020, seven Republicans voted to convict Donald Trump. Nevertheless, it was not enough to convict the former president in the impeachment case against him.
A two-thirds majority is required to be convicted in an impeachment case. 57 out of 100 senators voted to convict Trump, who was charged with inciting riots.
Seven Republicans broke with the party line and voted to convict Trump. Mitt Romney was one of them.
2023-09-13 18:11:15
