Mitt Romney says a ‘Kiss of Death’ is what Trump once craved.

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Mitt Romney has not held back when it comes to speaking out against former President Donald Trump, who announced his 2024 bid for the White House last month.

The Republican Senator from Utah said it was “not rocket science” why so many Trump-backed candidates failed in the most recent election, noting that his support was the “kiss of death” for the general election in The Washington Post forum on climate change held on Thursday.

“The difference between Trump’s nominees and others is not their policy, but whether they subscribe to the president’s lie about the 2020 election,” Romney said, adding, “If we focus on obsession in his absence, I think we will get stuck with the losing candidates.”

While Romney acknowledged that Trump still has a pull in the Republican Party, especially in the primary election, the Utahn was not swayed, saying he would “absolutely not” support him if he were the party’s nominee, predicting he would lose. .

“Look, I voted to remove him from office twice,” Romney said, referring to Trump’s two impeachment trials.

He added, “It’s not just because he’s losing. It’s also like that [that] he is not a man who should have the reins of the United States government.”

“I heard Bob Gates, former secretary of state and secretary of defense, speak at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and asked him what is the No. 1 quality that you think is critical for the President of the United States, and he said ‘be willing to admit you’re not the smartest person in the room, and be willing to listen to others.’ That’s not one of the qualities that Trump has in abundance.”

He continued, “I hope we can find someone in my party with those qualities and other qualities to lead America into a better future.”

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It wasn’t the first time Romney appeared to take a swing at Trump last week.

Romney called Trump one of his favorite insults RINO, which stands for “Republican in Name Only” after the 45th president proposed ending the US Constitution.

“Well, the Republican Party is the Constitution party, so when he calls to suspend the Constitution, he goes from being MAGA to being RINO.”

Last month, Romney called Trump’s dinner with white supremacist Nick Fuentes and Kanye West “disgusting,” NBC News reported.

“I think it’s clear there’s no lower to the level that President Trump will lower himself and the country.”

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