evidence: Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah Sen. Romney, who was the 2012 Republican presidential nominee, said in a statement that while he and Mr. Biden differed on many issues, the president has his respect. "I'm a classic Republican and he's a classic Democrat; obviously, President Biden and I usually didn't see eye-to-eye. I opposed many of his initiatives. But we did find common ground on infrastructure, Ukraine, the Electoral Count Act, adding religious liberty protections to the marriage bill, gun safety measures, and chip manufacturing," he wrote.