Republican Senator Mitt Romney of Utah maintained his stance that he will not endorse former President Trump in the 2024 election.
President Trump held a private meeting with Republican senators last week to tout new policy positions that could win over workers in key battleground states ahead of the November elections.
Romney attended the meeting but told CNN reporter Manu Raju on Tuesday that he wasn’t there to support Trump.
“I didn’t go there to support former President Trump. I went there to hear what he plans to do if he becomes president,” Romney told Raju.
Romney acknowledged he had not planned to attend the meeting but reportedly changed his mind after his flight was canceled.
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Republican Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah said Tuesday he will not support former President Trump in the 2024 election, citing “issues of personal character.” (Drew Ungerer/Getty Images)
“When it comes to President Trump, it’s a matter of personal character,” the Utah senator said. “When it comes to someone who has actually been found to have been sexually assaulted, I draw the line and say I don’t want that person to be president of the United States, and I won’t cross that line.”
Romney was referring to a verdict by a federal jury in New York City last year that found former President Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation charges but not for the rape of E. Jean Carroll.
Fox News Digital reached out to Romney’s team to confirm the accuracy of his comments, but was told, “This is something he’s been saying for months. It’s nothing new.”
The Trump campaign did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
Carol claimed that Trump raped her sometime in 1996 at the Bergdorf Goodman department store across from Trump Tower in Manhattan and was seeking $12 million in damages.
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Former President Trump remains the leading contender for the 2024 Republican presidential election. (Donald Trump 2024 Election Campaign)
Trump, the leading contender for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, has repeatedly denied the allegations. Following his denials, Carroll sued him for defamation, arguing that his handling of the allegations had damaged her reputation.
The jury found that Carroll suffered injuries as a result of comments made by Trump at the White House in June 2019.
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The jury awarded Carroll $7.3 million in compensatory damages outside the reputation repair program and $11 million in damages for the reputation repair program.
The jury found that Trump’s comments were made to hurt Carroll and awarded him $65 million in punitive damages. The jury said Carroll should receive a total of $83.3 million.
Fox News’ Brooke Singman contributed to this report.
