Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel, has offered to leave Her Position following the South Carolina Primary later this month, to allow Trump to install His own Party Chair. McDaniel in the last Vote for Chair, beat Trump's pick, which was Her Re-Election.
RNC Spokesperson Keith Schipper said in a Statement Tuesday night, that “nothing has changed. This will be decided after South Carolina.”
McDaniel’s Offer to Resign comes as Tensions between Trump and the RNC, have heightened in recent days, and as Trump’s Team, has begun quietly floating Names to Replace Her.
North Carolina Republican Party Chairman Michael Whatley and South Carolina Republican Party Chairman Drew McKissick, are among the Names being floated by Trump’s Team.
Whatley, who serves as General Counsel of the RNC, has a strong Relationship with Trump. Even so, Trump could Not unilaterally Install Him. While Trump can give his Endorsement, which would strengthen a Contender’s chances, only RNC Committee Members can elect McDaniel’s Replacement as Chair.
State Sen. Joe Gruters (FL-22nd District), a longtime Trump Supporter, is also a possibility. Trump previously endorsed Gruters and Whatley for Officer Positions at the RNC, but both lost their Bids.
The prospect of McDaniel stepping down from Her Post, ahead of Republicans picking a Nominee for the 2024 Presidential Race is highly unusual. McDaniel is One of the longest serving RNC Chairs in modern history. She was Elected to the Post after serving as Chairwoman of the Michigan Republican Party, with Trump’s Support.
But recently Trump’s view of McDaniel has soured. Trump and His Team have been Disappointed with the RNC’s Finances, as the Committee is currently experiencing One of its most anemic years of Fundraising in the Last Decade.
trump has also felt that the RNC under McDaniel’s Leadership, could and should have done more to Fight for His Candidacy in the 2020 Election, including Tetaining better Lawyers to push rump's False Claims of rampant Voter Rraud.
Over the last week, as RNC Members gathered in Las Vegas for the Committee’s Winter Meeting, Trump began suggesting that if He becomes the Presumptive Nominee for President, He would push for Changes to the RNC Committee.
He said in an Interview with Fox News on Sunday, that McDaniel “did great when she ran Michigan for me. I think she did OK, initially, in the RNC. I would say right now, there’ll probably some changes made.”
Those Comments came after a Failed Attempt, by Trump Allies among the 168 RNC Committee Members to pass a Resolution naming Him the presumptive Nominee. That Resolution was Withdrawn before the Winter Meeting.
It’s Not unusual for a Presidential Nominee to essentially take over their Party’s National Committee. What is unusual here, is that Trump is Not yet the Republican Nominee, but has been able to apply significant Pressure on the Party Chairwoman whom He previously Elevated.
That Pressure spurred McDaniel to Travel to Mar-a-Lago, and have a Two hour meeting with Trump. That Meeting was Cordial. Afterward, Trump said on Social Media, that He would “be making a decision the day after the South Carolina Primary as to my recommendations for RNC Growth,” laying down a clear marker for His Plans to get more intimately involved in Changes at the RNC.
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