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A4 U.S. NEWS
Saturday 9 June 2018
Mitt Romney predicts Donald Trump's re-election

By STEVE PEOPLES appears to be embracing
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — He Trump and his leadership
once called Donald Trump role in the modern-day
"a con man," but Mitt Republican Party.
Romney is now predicting He delivered the remarks
that Trump will "easily" win on the first day of the
his party's presidential three-day, closed-door
nomination in 2020 and summit in Utah's mountains.
"solidly" win a second The Associated Press
term. The president, in turn, was allowed to listen to
called Romney "a straight Romney's remarks during
shooter." the event's opening
Romney, the GOP's failed reception.
2012 presidential nominee Dignitaries on the guest list
from Massachusetts, now included House Speaker
a Republican Senate Paul Ryan, billionaire
candidate in Utah, made former New York City
the prediction Thursday Mayor Michael Bloomberg
as he welcomed dozens and Colorado Sen. Cory
of high-profile business Gardner, in addition to
and political leaders to a actor Seth Rogin, former
mountainside retreat in Starbucks CEO Howard
Utah. As he has every year Schultz and former
since 2012, Romney played Domino's Pizza CEO Patrick
host to an invitation- In this March 3, 2018, file photo, Mitt Romney speaks with a group during a breakfast campaign Doyle.
only summit focused on stop in Green River, Utah. While there were many
the future of American Associated Press Trump skeptics in the
leadership at home and crowd, a handful of Trump
abroad. rising wages," Romney presiding over a growing don't love him," Trump said. loyalists were in attendance
The future, he predicted, said, "but I think it's also economy." The remarks from Romney as well, including short-
would feature Trump as true because I think our Asked about Romney's marked a sharp reversal, in lived White House
America's leader at least Democrat friends are likely comments as he left the tone if not substance, from communications director
for another six years. to nominate someone White House on Friday, his original characterization Anthony Scaramucci and
"I think that not just because who is really out of the Trump said he appreciated of Trump. Romney briefly Blackstone CEO Stephen
of the strong economy and mainstream of American his formal rival's assessment. served as the face of the Schwarzman.
the fact that people are thought and will make it "Mitt's a straight shooter — so-called "Never Trump" It won't be all business.
going to see increasingly easier for a president who's whether people love him or movement before the 2016 Guests will have an
election. He delivered a opportunity to go skeet
scathing speech in Utah shooting with Ryan or hiking
before the 2016 election, with Romney.
calling Trump "a con man" "I'm looking forward to
and "a fake." an unusual and packed
Yet Romney's criticism couple of days here,"
has softened since then. Romney said, suggesting
And now, in the midst of a he would have little more
Republican Senate primary to say about politics.
campaign, the former "Campaigns are off
Massachusetts governor limits."q

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