{"id":1387544,"date":"2022-03-18T07:43:38","date_gmt":"2022-03-18T11:43:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1387544"},"modified":"2022-03-18T07:44:42","modified_gmt":"2022-03-18T11:44:42","slug":"trump-ally-sean-reyes-preparing-to-primary-mitt-romney-for-utah-senate-seat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-ally-sean-reyes-preparing-to-primary-mitt-romney-for-utah-senate-seat\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Ally Sean Reyes Preparing to Primary Mitt Romney for Utah Senate Seat"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-ally-sean-reyes-preparing-to-primary-mitt-romney-for-utah-senate-seat%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1387544&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes, an ally of former President Donald Trump, is reportedly planning to primary Mitt Romney for his Utah Senate seat in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Politico <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2022\/03\/16\/trump-ally-sean-reyes-mitt-romney-primary-00017741\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">revealed that<\/a> Reyes is discussing a potential run with political players in state politics and supporters and allies associated with Trump.<\/p>\n<p>A source for the outlet who is close to Reyes said he is \u201cvery seriously considering running\u201d regardless of what Romney decides to do in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s confident that regardless of what Senator Romney wants to do, he\u2019s going to pursue this,\u201d they told Politico.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Utah AG Sean Reyes is preparing for a 2024 Senate run that could pit him against Mitt Romney in a GOP primary.<\/p>\n<p>Reyes backed Trump\u2019s efforts to challenge the 2020 results and has been elected statewide three times.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LT9STp8bUX\">https:\/\/t.co\/LT9STp8bUX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 POLITICO (@politico) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/politico\/status\/1504139919320440833?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 16, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/tulsi-gabbard-demands-mitt-romney-resign-after-he-accuses-her-of-treason\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tulsi Gabbard Demands Mitt Romney Resign After He Accuses Her Of \u2018Treason\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Sean Reyes May Challenge Mitt Romney in 2024<\/h3>\n<div id=\"subscribe\" class=\"email-signup inarticle\">\n<h4>Support Conservative Voices!<\/h4>\n<h5><strong>Sign up to receive the latest<\/strong> political news, insight, and commentary delivered directly to your inbox.<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>Romney has a couple of options in the 2024 election cycle.<\/p>\n<p>A national poll <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/f\/?id=00000177-a856-d644-a377-eedf47990000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">last month<\/a> shows that Senator Romney runs even with fellow Republican Senator Ted Cruz at 4% of those voters making a choice for the Republican presidential primary.<\/p>\n<p>That number ranks well below the 53% Trump received in the same poll, but would land him some votes.<\/p>\n<p>Another poll <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deseret.com\/utah\/2021\/2\/16\/22285967\/mitt-romney-still-on-radar-republican-presidential-national-poll-election-donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">one month earlier<\/a> shows 64% of Republicans in Utah disapprove of Romney\u2019s job performance, including half who strongly disapprove.<\/p>\n<p>Last spring, the Senator had boos and catcalls cascaded down upon him from well over 2,000 Republican delegates at the Utah Republican State Convention.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">ICYMI: Here is Romney getting booed:<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/x7BVX2X5i9\">pic.twitter.com\/x7BVX2X5i9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Benny (@bennyjohnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bennyjohnson\/status\/1389307114338803712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 3, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Republican Party in Weber County, Utah, issued\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/utah-republicans-censure-mitt-romney-one-week-after-booing-him-at-state-gop-convention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a formal<\/a> censure of Romney for his multiple votes to convict Trump during his impeachment trials.<\/p>\n<p>Trump issued a statement around that time calling the Utah senator \u201ca stone-cold loser!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: Trump statement on Mitt Romney getting booed at the Utah Republican State Convention this weekend <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HhqHBdQIRa\">pic.twitter.com\/HhqHBdQIRa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Benny (@bennyjohnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bennyjohnson\/status\/1389306363269029897?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 3, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/mitt-romney-blames-america-first-jabs-trump-obama-in-statement-on-russia-invasion-of-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mitt Romney Blames \u2018America First,\u2019 Jabs Trump, Obama In Statement On Russia Invasion Of Ukraine<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Romney\u2019s Odd Behavior<\/h3>\n<p>Politico describes Sean Reyes as \u201ca Trump loyalist\u201d and reports that he\u2019s met with the former President on two occasions \u201cand each time Trump encouraged him to run against Romney.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen he meets with Trump, the only thing that comes up is \u2018Will you run against Romney? I need you to run against Romney. Get that guy out,\u2019\u201d their source is quoted as saying.<\/p>\n<p>Reyes backed Trump\u2019s efforts to challenge the 2020 election results.<\/p>\n<p>Asked about the prospect of running against Reyes, a confident Romney welcomed the challenge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWere I to decide to run again, the best news I could get would be that Sean Reyes was my opponent,\u201d he said laughing and walking away.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">On the news of Utah AG preparing to possibly primary him in 2024, Romney tells <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/burgessev?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@burgessev<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWere I to run again, the best news I could get would be that Sean Reyes was my opponent.\u201d He laughed and walked off. w\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dlippman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@dlippman<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kxrmI9DI46\">https:\/\/t.co\/kxrmI9DI46<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Natalie Allison (@natalie_allison) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/natalie_allison\/status\/1504148790932029447?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 16, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Romney, often touted as center-right, moderate, or simply the voice of reason in the Republican Party, has been engaged in some extreme commentary and behavior of late.<\/p>\n<p>He blamed the Russian invasion of Ukraine on the Trump-touted concept of \u2018America First.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPutin\u2019s impunity predictably follows our tepid response to his previous horrors in Georgia and Crimea, our naive efforts at a one-sided \u2018reset,\u2019 and the shortsightedness of \u2018America First,\u2019\u201d said Romney.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"und\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1sVNk4RiJa\">pic.twitter.com\/1sVNk4RiJa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mitt Romney (@MittRomney) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MittRomney\/status\/1496683277385617412?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This week, Romney <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/mitt-romney-oppose-repealing-tsa-mask-mandate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">joined Democrats<\/a> as the only Republican to vote against repealing the transportation mask mandate.<\/p>\n<p>Even eight Democrats had more courage than Romney and voted to end the yearlong mask charade.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Guess who the only Republican Senator was who voted to keep mask mandates on airplanes, yesterday?<\/p>\n<p>You guessed it \u2013 Mitt Romney.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Catturd \u2122 (@catturd2) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/catturd2\/status\/1504038508482244612?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 16, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He also engaged in truly extreme rhetoric, the likes of which you\u2019d expect to hear \u201cThe View\u201d or CNN, rather than a supposedly level-headed member of Congress, when he accused decorated Iraq War veteran and former Democratic Representative Tulsi Gabbard of being a Russian asset and spreading \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/tulsi-gabbard-demands-mitt-romney-resign-after-he-accuses-her-of-treason\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">treasonous lies<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Tulsi Gabbard is parroting false Russian propaganda. Her treasonous lies may well cost lives.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mitt Romney (@MittRomney) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MittRomney\/status\/1503113473819041796?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 13, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>And, lest we forget, Senator Romney took part in a Black Lives Matter march to the White House in 2020.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Mitt Romney Joins Black Lives Matter Protest in Washington, D.C., as Trump Mocks Him <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PeopleNow?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PeopleNow<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/plcSzbYBJh\">pic.twitter.com\/plcSzbYBJh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 PeopleTV (@peopletv) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/peopletv\/status\/1270098276600049665?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 8, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Romney was filmed marching with protesters while explaining that he was walking \u201cto make sure that people understand that Black Lives Matter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need a voice against racism \u2026 we need many voices against racism and against brutality,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd we need to stand up and say black lives matter.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes, an ally of former President Donald Trump, is reportedly planning to primary Mitt Romney for his Utah Senate seat in 2024. 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