WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah — Mitt Romney is minimizing past hostilities with President Trump, emphasizing his delight with the first-year accomplishments of his occasional political foe.

The 2012 Republican presidential nominee bragged about a personal relationship with Trump that goes back decades in conversations with voters while campaigning for Senate over the weekend. Romney paid Trump perhaps the ultimate compliment, saying the president’s achievements are similar to what he would have done had he won the White House.