Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) acknowledged on Wednesday that he privately pitched Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) on the idea of starting a new political party ahead of the 2024 election.
Romney, 76, made the comments while speaking to reporters in his office a few hours after announcing his surprise decision not to seek a second term in the Senate next year.
The Utah senator was asked by the Washington Examinerabout his admission in a wide-ranging interview released Wednesday that he had approached Manchin in April after discussing the idea hypothetically for months.