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Report: Mitt Romney Considering 3rd Run For White House

Mitt Romney was among the Republicans in the audience for Gov. Charlie Baker's inauguration last week, along with former U.S. Sen. Scott Brown and former Gov. William Weld. (Hadley Green for WBUR)
Mitt Romney was among the Republicans in the audience for Gov. Charlie Baker's inauguration last week, along with former U.S. Sen. Scott Brown and former Gov. William Weld. (Hadley Green for WBUR)

Mitt Romney has told a small group of Republican donors that he's eyeing a third run at the White House.

The GOP's last presidential nominee held a private meeting with prominent donors in New York on Friday. He told the group he's seriously considering launching another presidential campaign.

That's according to a person who has direct knowledge of the meeting but was not authorized to speak publicly about the private discussions.

The gathering was held in the offices of Woody Johnson, a leading Romney donor in 2012 and owner of the New York Jets.

Romney has spent much of the last two years aggressively insisting he would not pursue a third White House bid. The meeting comes shortly after Jeb Bush began actively exploring a 2016 run.

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