Vocal critic of President-elect Donald Trump, and outgoing Utah Republican Senator, Mitt Romney is already making bold predictions about the NEXT presidential election.
And his prediction will surprise many.
Romney said that he thinks Vice President-elect JD Vance will become the GOP’s 2028 presidential nominee, describing Vance as “smart” and “well-spoken.”
Romney, who made the comments on CNN’s “State of the Union,” said the GOP “has become the party of the working-class, middle-class voter,” adding that Trump should be given credit.
The senator suggested that movements to defund the police and allow biological males in female sports led to some middle class flight from the Democratic Party, which he said is “in trouble.”
“I don’t know how they recover,” he said. “They’ve lost their base,” he said, noting that union workers have departed the Democratic Party and voted for the GOP. “And the Democratic Party is seen not as rich people, but as college professors and woke scolds,” he said.
It’s a long time from 2028, but it’s clear that Romney believes the path of the Republican Party will continue to follow in Donald Trump’s footsteps, even when Romney himself steps away.
Romney served as a senator since 2019, but opted not to seek another term.
He was previously the GOP’s 2012 presidential nominee, but lost that election to incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama.
Romney also previously served as governor of Massachusetts.
When CNN host Jake Tapper asked Romney how he would like to be remembered in history, the senator said he does not “think history will remember Mitt Romney.”
“What I want is my family to remember me,” he noted.