Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, the Republican presidential nominee in 2012, told a small group of loyalists on Friday that he's considering another run for the White House. The move will throw the GOP's fast-coalescing race into chaos as it now must make room for both Romney and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, two moderates seen as competing for the same heavyweight donors. 'Everybody in here can go tell your friends that I'm considering a run,' Romney told donors during the get-together in New York City, according to a source who spoke to Politico. A longtime Romney camp insider contacted by DailyMail.com expressed surprise at the news and had no knowledge of the event.
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Former Massachusetts governor ran for the White House in 2008 and 2012
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He was the GOP's nominee three years ago but lost to President Obama
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'Everybody in here can go tell your friends that I'm considering a run,' he reportedly told a group of donors on Friday
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Meeting was scheduled in December, long before Jeb Bush announced he had formed a leadership PAC to raise money
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Move will bring chaos to the potential 2016 Republican field as Romney and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush appeal to the same donor base
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FLASHBACK: Romney said in October that 'I'm not running, I'm not planning on running' – and his wife said days later that 'Mitt and I are done'
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National and New Hampshire polls show Romney leading the GOP field if his name is included
Jeb Bush (center) is already beating the bushes to lock in donors who might otherwise choose to help Romney regain his political power in the @placeholder