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Trump Endorses Romney For U.S. Senate, But Does It Signal Détente?

Pundits have speculated that the famously strained relationship between the president and the former presidential candidate could mean a future Sen. Romney would be a thorn in Trump's side.
President-elect Donald Trump and Mitt Romney dine at Jean Georges restaurant, on Nov. 29, 2016 in New York City.

The strained – and often strange — relationship between President Trump and Mitt Romney just added another layer of complexity: In a tweet on Monday, the president endorsed Romney to fill the U.S. Senate seat left open by the retirement of Utah's Orrin Hatch.

Trump said Romney "will make a great Senator

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