Former President Donald Trump’s campaign has condemned two draft resolutions being considered by the Republican National Committee, putting a brake on his bid to win the presidential nomination for a third consecutive year.
The first resolution would require the RNC to remain neutral in the nomination contest until it secures the required 1,215 delegates, and the second would guarantee that the RNC would not incur legal costs. There is.
“The primaries are over and it is the RNC’s sole responsibility to defeat Joe Biden and take back the White House,” Chris Lacivita, a senior adviser to the Trump campaign, said in a statement.
“Efforts to delay it will aid Joe Biden’s destruction of our country. Republicans cannot stand by and tolerate this.”
Mr. Lasivita was Mr. Trump’s nominee to be the party’s chief operating officer. Trump is also seeking his daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, to serve as party co-chair and North Carolina Republican Party Chairman Michael Whatley to replace Ronna McDaniel as party chair.
Both draft resolutions were provided by Henry Barber, an RNC commissioner from Mississippi.they were The Dispatch reported Sunday.
The meeting will take place ahead of the RNC’s March 7-9 meeting in Houston, where McDaniel is expected to leave in accordance with President Trump’s wishes.
Additionally, these resolutions are expected to counter another resolution passed in January to make Trump the presumptive nominee.
The resolution was sponsored by David Bossie, an RNC committee member from Maryland who served as deputy Trump campaign manager in 2016.
Bossie authored the resolution in response to Trump’s landslide victories in Iowa and New Hampshire. He argued that it was overwhelmingly clear that the 45th president would confirm the nomination, and that the RNC should acknowledge that and shift gears to the general election.
Amid a wave of backlash, President Trump ultimately opposed the bill, arguing that “for the sake of party unity, we shouldn’t move forward with this plan.” Bossie later withdrew the resolution.
The draft resolution needs the green light from 168 party members to become law.
In the past, the R.N.C. paid for some of Trump’s legal costsBut he called it quits just as he threw his hat into the ring for re-election in November 2022.
Lara Trump recently drew attention to this point when she suggested voters would be interested in having the RNC pay for Trump’s legal costs.
“Absolutely. That’s why we’ve seen GoFundMe started,” she said of the GoFundMe set up to help pay for President Trump’s $355 million civil fraud damages. he told reporters with a laugh.
Senior Advisor to President Trump I poured cold water afterwards. About that concept.
Looming over all of this is the fact that the RNC’s books are in somewhat dire shape.
Last year, the organization earned $87.2 million and ended 2023 with about $8 million in cash on hand. According to the Federal Election Commission.
This is the worst fundraising amount in about 10 years. In fact, adjusted for inflation, it would be the same as the RNC expected. Worst funding since 1993.
In contrast, the Democratic National Committee raised $119 million and ended the year with about $21 million in cash. According to FEC.
Trump is using super PAC money to pay for mounting legal costs.
Last year, President Trump funneled $48 million from super PACs to cover legal costs, according to the newspaper’s analysis. wall street journal last month.
Following Trump’s crushing defeat in the South Carolina primary, the former president is expected to receive 107 delegates, compared to 20 for his Republican opponent Nikki Haley.
Mr. Trump’s team believes he will close out the delegates needed to win the nomination by around March 19 or sooner. According to Politico.
Ultimately, the party will officially choose its nominees at the Republican National Convention, which will be held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, from July 15th to 18th.
The next Republican nomination contest will be held in Michigan on February 27th.
