Trump 'Very Likely' To Be GOP Presidential Nominee For 2024 Elections: Romney

Former President Donald Trump could once again emerge as the Republicans’ presidential nominee for the 2024 election, Utah Sen. Mitt Romney said.

Speaking during an interview with Politico on Wednesday, the Utah Republican said that Trump would likely be selected as the party’s presidential nominee should he express his interest in seeking another term at the White House.

“I don’t delude myself into thinking I have a big swath of the Republican Party,” Romney said. “It’s hard to imagine anything that would derail his support. So if he wants to become the nominee in ‘24, I think he’s very likely to achieve that.”

Trump has repeatedly teased plans to run for the presidential seat again in 2024. However, he has stopped short of making an official announcement, adding that he will likely do so after this year’s midterm elections.

Over the past few months, Trump has held numerous weekend campaign rallies where he used his influence to boost candidates in Republican primaries who pledged to support him. One of the most notable candidates Trump has endorsed is J.D. Vance, who won the Ohio Senate Republican primary weeks after receiving the former president’s blessing.

Despite holding off on an official announcement, several Republicans and allies — including Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.— have doubled down on their support for Trump's nomination, citing his influence over the GOP.

“I don’t think Trump is listening. He might be. I hope President Trump runs again,” Graham said in September 2021, according to Detroit News.

Romney, however, is not expected to support Trump as the Republican nominee for the 2024 presidential election. The senator previously voted to impeach the former president twice while he was still in office. He was also the lone Republican to vote in favor of convicting Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.

In 2020, Romney revealed he did not vote for Trump in the election. However, he declined to say if he voted for then-Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden or whether another candidate received his vote. At the time, he also lamented Trump’s influence over Republican voters, adding that the former president will continue to have an “enormous impact” on the GOP.