EXCLUSIVE: Ex-Homeland Security agent who inspired Sound of Freedom reveals he is considering a run for Mitt Romney's Senate seat in Utah
- Former DHS agent Tim Ballard inspired the renowned film Sound of Freedom
- Utah Senator Mitt Romney, 76, announced he is retiring from the Senate
- READ MORE: Tim Ballard SLAMS Biden administration for border policies allowing 'horrifying' child sex trafficking in the U.S.
The Sound of Freedom's Tim Ballard reveals that he is 'very seriously considering' running for Mitt Romney's Utah Senate seat.
Ex-DHS agent Ballard's harrowing tale about rescuing children from sex slavery is featured in the film 'The Sound of Freedom,' which has dominated box offices worldwide.
Ballard told Sean Spicer on 'The Sean Spicer Show' this week in the video first obtained by DailyMail.com that he was asked 'several weeks ago' to look at running for the seat by 'very influential people.'
Romney, 76, sent shockwaves through Congress with a surprise announcement Thursday that he would not be running for a second term. He also fired parting shots at the disarray within the Republican Party, and said Biden and Trump, like himself, were too old to serve in office.
'At the end of another term, I'd be in my mid-80s,' he said. 'Frankly, it's time for a new generation of leaders'
When Ballard was approached to run for the seat even before Romney publicly announced his Senate departure, he said 'I was very seriously considering it.'
And now that Romney announced he will be stepping down, Ballard said it is 'easier' for himself to potentially stage a run for the seat.
Former DHS agent Tim Ballard - who inspired the film Sound of Freedom - says Biden admin's policies are to blame for child trafficking
He said he will enter the race after he prayerfully considers the position and if his wife Katherine supports the decision.
The former agent currently lives in Utah with his wife and their nine children, two of whom they adopted from Haiti.
He said based on his work, there has to be 'something done more none at the federal level' and the momentum keeps building for his potential Senate run.
'I keep getting phone calls from people,' he expressed.
Ballard said the success of the film has barred him from ever working as an operator again, because his face is now recognized by traffickers and bad actors, so becoming a senator could be a good next step.
The ex-agent who inspired the renowned film Sound of Freedom has become a leading voice for anti-trafficking efforts across the world.
On July 4, Sound of Freedom brought in $14 million, while the newest Indiana Jones film earned only $11.5 million, according to the Post Millennial. It is now the number one movie in Latin America.
As for the continued success of the Sound of Freedom film, Ballard told DailyMail.com in an exclusive interview this week that he's still 'shocked by it.'
But he's grateful for the success because he's now getting audiences with Latin America leaders who are helping to enact change.
'And it's forcing a conversation that I think the American people have wanted to have, but didn't know how to start it,' he added.
Ballard said the film wasn't intended to 'make a statement about border policy' but it came out just when it was most needed.
He said the success of the film has barred him from ever working as an agent operator again, because his face is now recognized by traffickers and bad actors.
Ballard was on Capitol Hill this week to meet with lawmakers and testify about child sex trafficking.
Ballard told Sean Spicer on 'The Sean Spicer Show' this week in the video first obtained by DailyMail.com that he was asked 'several weeks ago' to look at running for the seat by 'very influential people'
He told DailyMail.com in an exclusive interview ahead of his testimony before the House that Biden's open borders policy is perpetuating human trafficking in the U.S. and abroad.
The Biden administration has lost track of over 85,000 unaccompanied minors that have come across the border into the U.S. over the last several years, he said.
The children become easy 'prey for the traffickers' creating an 'alarming predicament' that he says is being largely ignored by the Biden administration.
Republicans are heading toward a 'potential' impeachment of DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas as they expose the horrific human impact of the southern border crisis - including rampant sex trafficking and fentanyl poisonings.
