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Incoming Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) publishedan op-ed on Tuesday, criticizing President Donald Trump.

Sen. Paul quickly took to Twitter on Wednesday, calling Romney a Big Government Republican.

Breitbart Newss Kristina Wong asked Sen. Paul if he thinks Romney will plan to run to challenge President Trump in 2020 or if he will endorse Trump for president.

Sen. Paul told Breitbart News he thinks there remains no appetite for a Romney presidential campaign in 2020. Paul emphasized that Trump won many traditionally Democrat states, while Romney could not win any of these states.

I think when you look back at presidential electoral politics, what was extraordinary about Trumps run was that he won Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, and no Republican has done that, and that includes Mitt Romney, Paul told Breitbart News.

Romney lostthe 2012 presidential election to former President Barack Obama by more than 100 electoral votes.

I think Trumps victory was an extraordinary one, and he did it by being, frankly, different, not being a run-of-the-mill establishment Republican. I dont think theres an appetite for a Romney run in the Republican party, nor do I think Mitt Romney-style big government establishment Republicanism is frankly popular enough to win in a general election, Paul continued.

During the press conference, Sen. Paul also contended that Romneys attack on Trump is bad for the Republican party and will make it difficult to get things done in the Senate.

The Kentucky conservative also stated that Romneys sentiment about the president does not represent Utah very well.

Further, Paul said Romneys opinion of Trump serves as a minority opinion in the Senate Republican conference.

I think youll find a vast majority [of GOP senators] will have wished he hadnt said it, Paul added.

Sen. Paul said that when he differs with the president on policy, he does not resort to attacking his character. Paul explained that although he may disagree with the president on tariffs, he will champion the presidents moves on tax cuts, as well as his decision to withdraw American troops from Syria.

Other prominent Republicans also attacked Romney in the wake of hisWashington Postop-ed.

Republican National Committee (RNC) chairwoman Ronna McDaniel, Romneys niece, criticizedthe Utah senator in a tweet on Wednesday.

POTUS is attacked and obstructed by the MSM media and Democrats 24/7. For an incoming Republican freshman senator to attack @realdonaldtrump as their first act feeds into what the Democrats and media want and is disappointing and unproductive, McDaniel tweeted:

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