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Mitt Romney to retire: 76-year-old Republican senator says he won’t run for second term because he’s too old and criticizes Biden and Trump
The 76-year-old father of five who represents Utah confirmed the stunning decision in a video criticizing Donald Trump and Joe Biden.
“At the end of another term, I would be around 80 years old,” he said. “Frankly, it’s time for a new generation of leaders”
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Republican senator and 2012 presidential candidate Mitt Romney made a shocking announcement that he would retire rather than seek a second term.
The 76-year-old father of five who represents Utah confirmed the stunning move in a video criticizing Donald Trump and Joe Biden and calling on the next generation to “step up.”
“Biden is incapable of leading on important issues and Trump is unwilling to lead on important issues,” he said in scathing remarks about the state of American politics.
He believes that reaching 80 in a second term means he would be too old to do his job effectively – even though many of his colleagues have already reached that milestone.
Senator Mitt Romney will not run for re-election in 2024, the Utah Republican announced Wednesday.
Romney’s long career in Republican politics includes a loss to Barack Obama in the 2012 general election. He was also the only member of his party to vote twice to convict Trump of impeachment.
The 76-year-old moderate Republican brought up his age while launching a tirade against Joe Biden and Donald Trump in a video posted on X, formerly Twitter.
“Contrary to many expectations, I very much enjoy my work in the Senate,” Romney said, citing his work on the bipartisan infrastructure deal, Covid relief funding and passing legislation.
“At the end of another term, I would be around 80 years old,” he said. “Frankly, it’s time for a new generation of leaders. They are the ones who must make the decisions to shape the world in which they will live.
Romney cited looming threats such as “the growing national debt, climate change, ambitious authoritarians from Russia and China” as he attacked the two leading presidential candidates.
“Neither President Biden nor President Yrump is leading their party to confront these issues,” he said.
“On deficits and debt, both men refuse to address entitlements, even though they know it represents two-thirds of federal spending. Donald Trump calls global warming a hoax and President Biden offers feel-good solutions that make no difference to the global climate.
On China, President Biden is underinvesting in the military and President Trump is underinvesting in our alliances. Political motivations too often stand in the way of solving these challenges.
The senator, whose term ends in January 2025, added: “Even if I do not run for office, I am not withdrawing from the fight.