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Jon Huntsman says a good economy and no new U.S. wars could win President Trump a second term

Jon Huntsman, back in Utah and exploring a run for his old job as governor after a two-year stint as U.S. ambassador to Russia, isn’t saying whether he will support or endorse President Donald Trump’s reelection. But, he said in an interview Monday with The Tribune, a strong economy and nonintervention record could boost the president’s support in 2020.

“He’s blustery, he’s bombastic, he’s outspoken,” Huntsman said of Trump. “He tweets in ways that make a lot of people uncomfortable — including me. But in the end, I think [voters] are going to say, ‘Are we at war?