Romney’s decision came exactly three weeks after he told a roomful of donors that he was seriously considering a run for president, a move that shook up the field of prospective GOP presidential candidates. But on Friday Romney’s would-be foes showered praise on the former 2012 Republican nominee.
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, who would have had to jockey with Romney for the establishment vote, praised Romney as a “leader in our party” and wrote in a Facebook post that he looks forward to working with Romney in the future.
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Famously Twitter savvy former Democratic congressman John Dingell, on the other hand, zinged Romney with a quick response tweet:
“Congratulations to Mitt Romney for finally saying something the American people want to hear,” he said.
Congratulations to Mitt Romney for finally saying something the American people want to hear.
