{"id":2030616,"date":"2023-09-13T13:59:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T17:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-mitt-romney-to-retire-from-senate-instead-of-seeking-second-term\/"},"modified":"2023-09-13T13:59:56","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T17:59:56","slug":"sen-mitt-romney-to-retire-from-senate-instead-of-seeking-second-term","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-mitt-romney-to-retire-from-senate-instead-of-seeking-second-term\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Mitt Romney opts out of second Senate term, announces retirement."},"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\">22<\/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%2Fsen-mitt-romney-to-retire-from-senate-instead-of-seeking-second-term%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=2030616&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--><h2>Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) Announces He Will Not Seek Second Term<\/h2>\n<p>Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) \u2062has made a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wheres-gavin-newsom-has-disappeared-from-view-since-oct-27\/\" title=\"Where's Gavin? Newsom Has Disappeared from View Since Oct. 27\">surprising announcement<\/a> that he will not\u200c be \u2063seeking\u2062 a second \u2064term next year. In an interview, \u200cthe 76-year-old\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-mitt-romney-to-retire-from-senate-instead-of-seeking-second-term\/\" title=\"Sen. Mitt Romney opts out of second Senate term, announces retirement.\">senator \u2064revealed<\/a> that his decision was \u200cinfluenced by various factors, including his age and his\u200c belief that his second term \u200din the\u2063 Senate would \u200dnot be as impactful\u200c as his first.<\/p>\n<h3>Trumpism \u200c2.0: Inside the \u200cFormer \u2062President&#8217;s\u200c Plans for a Second Term<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s very difficult for the House to operate, from what I can tell,&#8221; Romney expressed. &#8220;And perhaps more \u2062importantly, we&#8217;re probably going to have either Trump or Biden as\u2064 our next president. And Biden is unable to \u200dlead \u200con <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/you-cant-make-this-up-disgraced-former-fbi-agent-peter-strzoks-wife-melissa-hodgman-named-acting-director-of-the-division-of-enforcement-for-the-sec\/\" title=\"You Can\u2019t Make This Up: Disgraced Former FBI Agent Peter Strzok\u2019s Wife, Melissa Hodgman, Named Acting Director of the Division of Enforcement for the SEC\">important matters<\/a>, and Trump is unwilling \u2064to lead on important matters.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This news is still developing, so <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/suspect-in-georgia-mass-shooting-killed-in-shootout-with-authorities\/\" title=\"Georgia mass shooting suspect killed in shootout with authorities.\">stay\u200c tuned<\/a> for more updates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT), 76, revealed on Wednesday that he won&#8217;t pursue re-election next year. Citing his age and the belief that his second term would be less impactful, Romney made the decision. TRUMPISM 2.0: INSIDE. 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