Ronna McDaniel, The Chairwoman of the Republican National Committee (RNC), said on Monday that She would step down on March 8th, as Trump seeks to install a New Handpicked Leader.
Trump has publicly backed Michael Whatley, the Chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party, and the National Committee’s General Counsel, and He wants his Daughter-in-Law, Lara Trump, to be the next Co-Chair.
“I have decided to step aside at our spring training on March 8 in Houston to allow our nominee to select a chair of their choosing,” McDaniel said in a Statement.
“The R.N.C. has historically undergone change once we have a nominee, and it has always been my intention to honor that tradition. I remain committed to winning back the White House and electing Republicans up and down the ballot in November.”
McDaniel, the First Woman Chair of the RNC in more than 40 years, thanked Trump and other Republicans for their Support. She had been the Chairwoman of the Republican Party in Michigan, and became the National Committee Leader in 2017, after Trump Won the State in the 2016 Election.
McDaniel called it “the honor of a lifetime” to have served in the Role, and recounted Her accomplishments during Her Tenure, including focusing on Early Voting and creating an Election Integrity Unit after the 2020 Election.
That Unit focuses on an Issue that Trump and His Associates plan to push in the General Election in 2024, despite No evidence of widespread Fraud in the 2020 Election, and Trump’s Allies having Lost Dozens of Court Cases related to that Election. Trump made it clear that He wants the RNC to do more on Election Integrity.
Trump and His Advisers have also expressed anxiety about the Committee’s Financial Strain, although some of His Allies concede Privately that Trump has made that Task more difficult over time.
The RNC reported raising $12 million in January, while the Trump Campaign raised just under $9 million.
One Key element of McDaniel’s Tenure that Her Allies point to is that, under Her Leadership, the RNC has Not faced Criminal Charges or the kinds of Expansive Legal actions that have ensnared Trump and those Supporters who helped Him try to Stay-in-Power after He Lost the 2020 Election to President Biden.
McDaniel was overwhelmingly Re-Elected to a New Term last year, beating Trump's pick. It has been many years since a Party Chair left the Post during an Election year.
For months, McDaniel was the subject of an Intense Pressure Campaign by some of Trump’s most Vocal Allies, in the Right-Wing Mews media ecosystem, to force Her from the Chair. They focused their Frustrations over the Party’s Performance in 2022, Not on Trump and the Candidates He backed, but on the Party Chair.
For His part, Trump repeatedly pressured McDaniel to Cancel the Primary Debates and, occasionally the Primary Contests. She resisted His push to Call-Off the Debates and did Not have the Power, to Cancel the State Parties' Caucuses and Primaries, which are run by the States.
Criticism from some of Trump’s Allies for Her Performance was countered by Praise for Her Work, from several Republican Officials who gave Statements through the RNC, including Senator Steve Daines (R-MT), the Chairman of the Senate Republican Campaign arm, and Representative Richard Hudson of (R-NC, 9th District), the Chairman of the House Republican Campaign arm.
Kevin McCarthy (R-CA, 20th District), the former House Speaker who was recently Forced-Out of his Seat by Hard-Right Members of His Caucus, and Not running for Re-Election, described McDaniel as a “strong leader” and said She was “instrumental in helping us win back the House majority” after Losing it in 2018.
“Her leadership in the party helped expand the electoral map and supported candidates that are now rising stars,” McCarthy said.
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