Utah GOP Nominates Cultist To Succeed Mitt Romney

April 28, 2024 Republicans, Trump cultists

The Utah Republican Party on Saturday selected Trent Staggs as its nominee to replace Mitt Romney in the U.S. Senate, hours after the local official received former President Donald Trump’s endorsement.

While the endorsement carried Staggs through convention with more than two-thirds of delegate votes, that support may not translate to success at the ballot box. The mayor from Riverton, just south of Salt Lake City, still must face other top contenders in the June 25 GOP primary, including U.S. Rep. John Curtis and former Utah House Speaker Brad Wilson.

The embattled former president wrote Saturday morning on his Truth Social platform that Staggs is a “100% MAGA” candidate who knows how to stop inflation, grow the economy and secure the U.S.-Mexico border.

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Trent Staggs is the UT GOP’s Endorsed Convention Nominee for the U.S. Senate! Congratulations Trent!#utpol #utgop pic.twitter.com/v8SuWCf2ZS

— UtahGOP (@UtahGOP) April 28, 2024