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White House on Mitt Romney’s Decision Not to Run in 2016

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011615 MittRomney?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1422661990434ABC/ DONNA SVENNEVIK(WASHINGTON) — White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest did not offer any reaction on Friday from President Obama to the news that Mitt Romney will not be making another run at the White House in 2016.

Earnest however said he hopes Romney will use his influence going forward to encourage Republican candidates to focus on ways to boost the middle class.

“He did say in recent days that he hoped that we could have a more robust debate in this country about what we could do to put in place policies that benefit middle-class families,” Earnest said.  “I’m confident that Governor Romney will be someone whose endorsement will be sought by other Republican candidates. And I’m hopeful that Governor Romney will use that influence to try and elevate the debate, and have more attention and focus on policies that actually benefit middle-class families.”

While Earnest did not offer any reaction from the president, he said he knew the announcement not to run was a difficult one.

“Governor Romney is a man of great faith and a man who has tremendous loyalty and commitment to his country, and that is something that is worthy of our respect,” Earnest said. “I’m confident that the announcement that he made today was a difficult one. I think he acknowledged as much. But it’s also an intensely personal decision that candidates and their families make.”


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