Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney said Saturday that he would make a decision on whether to support President Donald Trump in 2020 "down the road" as he campaigns for a Senate seat in this November's elections.
"I will make that decision down the road," Romney, the 2012 presidential candidate, told CNN before speaking at the Utah Republican Convention in West Valley.
"As a person of political experience, if I endorse someone, I'll want to know what's in it for Utah and what help would he provide for us on key priorities in Utah.
"So, I'm not a cheap date," Romney said.
Though he presumed that other contenders would be running under the Republican banner in 2020, "I also assume that President Trump will be the nominee of our party in 2020," Romney said.
Romney, 71, is among 12 candidates at the Republican convention seeking to replace the retiring Sen. Orrin Hatch, the chamber's longest-serving GOP member.
The convention's winner would bypass a June primary and likely win easily in November in a state that President Trump won by 45.1 percent in 2016.
In addition, U.S. Rep. Mia Love is unopposed in seeking the nomination, but could face Democratic Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams in the general election.
Romney moved to Utah after losing the election to President Barack Obama, though he openly slammed Trump as a "con man" and a "fraud" during the 2016 race.
He also attacked the president for his initial response to last year's white supremacist rally in Charlottesville that killed one woman and injured several others.
Trump hit back that Romney "choked like a dog" during his 2012 White House run.
They have, however, shown fresh signs of burying the hatchet — and Romney has accepted President Trump's endorsement.
In his campaign across Utah, Romney told that he generally agreed with Trump's policies, but objected to the president's harsh rhetoric.
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