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Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney has announced he is running for a US Senate seat in Utah, while taking a dig at President Donald Trump.
In a Facebook campaign video, he lamented that Washington was sending "a message of exclusion" to immigrants.
A vocal critic of Mr Trump, Mr Romney is seen as a shoo-in for outgoing Republican Senator Orrin Hatch's seat.
The ex-private equity manager has kept a low profile since losing his 2012 race to oust President Barack Obama.
Touting his management of the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics, Mr Romney said his adopted home state was a model for Washington DC.
"Utah welcomes legal immigrants from around the world," he said in a Facebook campaign video.
"Washington sends them a message of exclusion."
But he has assiduously maintained his links to the Republican party.
In 2016 he positioned himself as the voice of mainstream conservatism with stinging attacks on Mr Trump.
"His promises are as worthless as a degree from Trump University," said Mr Romney.
Mr Trump hit back, calling Mr Romney a "failed candidate" who "choked like a dog" in the 2012 race.
Since his failed White House campaign, Mr Romney has served as a chairman of his son's investment firm and on the board of directors of Marriott International.
However, once Mr Trump captured the White House, Mr Romney dined with him in November 2016 at a Manhattan restaurant while he was in the running to be the president-elect's secretary of state.
Mr Romney did not get the job.
Perhaps mindful of a Romney resurgence, the president recently urged Mr Hatch, seen as a Trump loyalist, to run again for another six-year term.
In December, Mr Trump travelled to Utah where he called Mr Hatch "a true fighter" and said he hoped he would continue to serve "in the Senate for a very long time to come".
BBC
Is it technically possible for Republicans to support candidate other than Trump on the next presidential elections ?
In a Facebook campaign video, he lamented that Washington was sending "a message of exclusion" to immigrants.
A vocal critic of Mr Trump, Mr Romney is seen as a shoo-in for outgoing Republican Senator Orrin Hatch's seat.
The ex-private equity manager has kept a low profile since losing his 2012 race to oust President Barack Obama.
Touting his management of the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics, Mr Romney said his adopted home state was a model for Washington DC.
"Utah welcomes legal immigrants from around the world," he said in a Facebook campaign video.
"Washington sends them a message of exclusion."
But he has assiduously maintained his links to the Republican party.
In 2016 he positioned himself as the voice of mainstream conservatism with stinging attacks on Mr Trump.
"His promises are as worthless as a degree from Trump University," said Mr Romney.
Mr Trump hit back, calling Mr Romney a "failed candidate" who "choked like a dog" in the 2012 race.
Since his failed White House campaign, Mr Romney has served as a chairman of his son's investment firm and on the board of directors of Marriott International.
However, once Mr Trump captured the White House, Mr Romney dined with him in November 2016 at a Manhattan restaurant while he was in the running to be the president-elect's secretary of state.
Mr Romney did not get the job.
Perhaps mindful of a Romney resurgence, the president recently urged Mr Hatch, seen as a Trump loyalist, to run again for another six-year term.
In December, Mr Trump travelled to Utah where he called Mr Hatch "a true fighter" and said he hoped he would continue to serve "in the Senate for a very long time to come".
BBC
Is it technically possible for Republicans to support candidate other than Trump on the next presidential elections ?
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