Trump Trashes Romney While Endorsing GOP Primary Candidate and Local Mayor For Mitt’s Senate Seat

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Former President Donald Trump roasted outgoing Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) as a “total loser” while endorsing his potential Senate replacement.

In a Truth Social post written on Saturday, Trump endorsed Trent Staggs, the mayor of Riverton, Utah, to fill Romney’s seat this upcoming November. Staggs was the first Republican candidate to announce he was running for the seat back in May.

Trump, however, laced his endorsement post with an attack on Romney. The pair have often been critical of one another ever since Trump started running for president back in 2016.

“Trent Staggs is 100% MAGA, and is running to fill The Mitt Romney, a Total Loser, Seat as the next Senator from the Great State of Utah!” Trump wrote to his followers on Truth Social.

“A Highly Successful Entrepreneur, who has served brilliantly as Mayor of Riverton for the past six years, Trent knows how to Create Jobs, Stop Inflation, Grow the Economy, and Secure the Border,” he added.

When Staggs announced he was running for the seat, he attacked Romney as a “Massachusetts millionaire.” Later in the today, Staggs thanked the former president by saying he was “honored to have the endorsement.”

Trump concluded, “As your next Senator, Trent will help us Unleash American Energy, Support our Military/Vets, and Protect our always under siege Second Amendment. Trent Staggs has my Complete and Total Endorsement – He will be a GREAT Senator, and never let you down!”

Romney announced he would not run for another term as Senator back in September and called for new leaders to take control of the Republican party.