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Mitt Romney, Chris Christie to Dine Together Friday

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013015 JebBushChrisChristie?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1422645334049Pete Souza / The White House(WASHINGTON) — Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will dine together Friday evening, a source familiar with the plans confirms to ABC News.

The dinner, which was first reported by The New York Times, comes on the same day that Romney announced he would not make a third run for the White House in 2016.

“After putting considerable thought into making another run for president, I’ve decided it is best to give other leaders in the party the opportunity to become our next nominee,” Romney said on a conference call with supporters Friday.

It also follows a meeting between Romney and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush in Utah last week.

Bush, who announced in a Facebook post last December that he would “actively explore the possibility of running for President,” issued a statement on Romney’s decision Friday.

“Mitt Romney has been a leader in our party for many years. There are few people who have worked harder to elect Republicans across the country than he has. Though I’m sure today’s decision was not easy, I know that Mitt Romney will never stop advocating for renewing America’s promise through upward mobility, encouraging free enterprise and strengthening our national defense,” Bush said in a Facebook post.

“Mitt is a patriot and I join many in hoping his days of serving our nation and our party are not over. I look forward to working with him to ensure all Americans have a chance to rise up,” he added.


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