Sen. Mitt Romney announces he won’t seek reelection

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At this point. It's abundantly clear that New York Republican Representative George Santos has lied his way into Congress. Now, he's apparently having confrontations in the chamber after the presidential State of the Union address here. You can see George Santos already in the middle of an engagement with Utah, Senator Mitt Romney. The interaction appears tense and Reuters reports. That's likely because of what Romney said to him after the State of the Union address, Romney told reporters what he said to Santos explaining, quote, he shouldn't be in Congress and the going to go through the process and hopefully get him out, but he shouldn't be there. And if he had any shame at all, he wouldn't be there. However, he reportedly encountered Santos because of where the freshman representative decided to sit, he apparently grabbed *** seat in the center aisle of the chamber, an area usually reserved for the President's cabinet and the Supreme Court Justices. It's also used for senators to get into and out of the chamber. Santos says he will not resign and will only leave his position if he loses the office in the 2024 elections

Utah Republican Sen. Mitt Romney announced Wednesday that he will not run for reelection to the Senate and called for a “new generation of leaders” as he criticized both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.In a video message, Romney outlined a range of what he described as critical issues, including rising national debt and the climate crisis, and said “neither President Biden nor former President Trump are leading their party to confront those issues.”Romney has long been a rare member of the Republican party who has been an outspoken critic of Trump.At a time when the age of prominent politicians on both sides of the aisle has come under increasing scrutiny, Romney also emphasized the need for a new generation of leadership.“At the end of another term, I’d be in my mid-80s,” Romney, who is 76, said. “Frankly, it’s time for a new generation of leaders. They’re the ones that need to make the decisions that will shape the world they will be living in.”“While I’m not running for re-election, I’m not retiring from the fight,” Romney said, after criticizing both President Biden and former President Trump for failing to provide solutions to issues like the national debt and global warming. “I’ll be your United States Senator until January of 2025.”

In a video message, Romney outlined a range of what he described as critical issues, including rising national debt and the climate crisis, and said “neither President Biden nor former President Trump are leading their party to confront those issues.”

Romney has long been a rare member of the Republican party who has been an outspoken critic of Trump.

At a time when the age of prominent politicians on both sides of the aisle has come under increasing scrutiny, Romney also emphasized the need for a new generation of leadership.

“At the end of another term, I’d be in my mid-80s,” Romney, who is 76, said. “Frankly, it’s time for a new generation of leaders. They’re the ones that need to make the decisions that will shape the world they will be living in.”

“While I’m not running for re-election, I’m not retiring from the fight,” Romney said, after criticizing both President Biden and former President Trump for failing to provide solutions to issues like the national debt and global warming. “I’ll be your United States Senator until January of 2025.”

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