You are correct in that the Utah contingent went after Trump right away. That sure does lead credence to Romney having his little hand in this thing.
One more thing. I bet Trump is now aware of this.
During the 2012 election there was a list of legislators from both parties who shared that faith. The articLe left several questions about what was going on. Reid , Udells, etc. The dominated the government offices from over a third of the west.
The type-cast attitudes of —— can’t think of a nice way to say it. Greasy-conservatives. Who profess one thing but do another