--- title: Read Mitt Romney's Speech About Donald Trump description: Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney made the case against Donald Trump in Utah Thursday. canonical: https://time.com/4246596/donald-trump-mitt-romney-utah-speech/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-03-03T16:50:22.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:46:26.273Z article:section: Politics og:title: Read Mitt Romney's Speech About Donald Trump og:description: What he said in Utah Thursday. og:url: https://time.com/4246596/donald-trump-mitt-romney-utah-speech/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf19a971dd9098f4c/69888011cf40a8c01ec423ff/mitt-romney-speaks-about-donald-trump.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: Mitt Romney Campaigns For Michigan GOP Candidates og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Read Mitt Romney's Speech About Donald Trump twitter:description: What he said in Utah Thursday. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf19a971dd9098f4c/69888011cf40a8c01ec423ff/mitt-romney-speaks-about-donald-trump.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Read Mitt Romney's Speech About Donald Trump > Sponsored content. 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Mitt Romney, delivers remarks during a "CoMITT to the Comeback" rally for Michigan republican candidates in Livonia, MI on Oct. 2, 2014.Bill Pugliano—Getty Images by [Ryan Teague Beckwith](https://time.com/author/ryan-teague-beckwith/) ## Ryan Teague Beckwith Mar 3, 2016 4:50 PM UTC Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney made the case against Donald Trump in Utah Thursday. In a speech at the University of Utah, Romney called Trump a “phony” and a “fraud” and argued that his policies would lead to a recession. Though he did not endorse a rival, Romney called for Republicans to vote for the candidate who can win their state. 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