Article snippet: MORE (R-Utah) on Monday night, despite reportedly urging Hatch to run for reelection to block Romney out. “He will make a great Senator and worthy successor to @OrrinHatch, and has my full support and endorsement!” Trump tweeted. Romney thanked the president in a tweet of his own. Trump and Romney have had a complicated relationship. The 2012 GOP presidential nominee was a frequent critic during Trump’s own presidential campaign. In March of 2016, Romney said he would have refused Trump's endorsement four years earlier if he had known the real estate mogul's true colors. Still, Romney met with Trump over the possibility of becoming secretary of State after Trump won the election. Romney has taken up his criticism of Trump again after being passed over for the job, hitting the president over his comments on the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va., and his endorsement of MORE in the Alabama Senate special election. He also slammed Trump for referring to Haiti and some African nations as “shithole countries.” Reports emerged late last year that Trump was pressing Hatch to run for reelection to prevent what many see as a cakewalk bid for Romney. “We hope you will continue to serve your state and the country in the Senate for a very long time to come,” Trump told Hatch during a speech in Salt Lake City. However, former Romney campaign staffers told The Hill that they believed the former governor wouldn’t run as a protest candidate, but wouldn’t be afraid... Link to the full article to read more