Mitt Romney Takes Veiled Swipes At Trump in Senate Run Announcement

Mitt Romney's Twitter feed had been hinting at a possible run, changing his location from Massachusetts to Utah and teasing an announcement two weeks ago. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption

Mitt Romney's Twitter feed had been hinting at a possible run, changing his location from Massachusetts to Utah and teasing an announcement two weeks ago.

Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican presidential nominee and former governor of Massachusetts, officially announced Friday morning that he is running for the Senate seat being vacated by seven-term GOP Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah.

Romney tweeted a video announcement, after delaying a planned launch on Thursday in the wake of the deadly mass school shooting in Parkland, Fla.

I am running for United States Senate to serve the people of Utah and bring Utah's values to Washington. pic.twitter.com/TDkas6gD2p

— Mitt Romney (@MittRomney) February 16, 2018

Romney, who spoke out forcefully against Trump during the 2016 presidential campaign, blasted Washington and took veiled swipes at the president in the video.

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