NBC News has hired former Republican National Committee (RNC) Chair Ronna McDaniel as a contributor for the cable network, and her debut appearance will be meet the press Sunday, March 24th.
of new york times report On Friday, the network announced it had hired McDaniel, who will also appear on far-left MSNBC.
“There has never been a more important moment for us to have a voice like Rona on our team,” Carrie Budoff Brown, head of political reporting at NBC News, wrote in a memo, adding that McDaniel “It will provide an insider’s perspective on the country,” he added. Politics and the future of the Republican Party. ” McDaniel will be particularly involved in coverage of the 2024 campaign, including election night.
The pro-Trump former RNC chairman announced in February, ahead of Super Tuesday, that he would step down from his position in March to allow Republican presidential candidates to select a new chairman. At the time, former President Donald Trump, who was seen as the likely Republican candidate, was on track to win the nomination, and there was only one person left in the race for the Republican nomination, former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley. Ta.
“I have decided to sit out spring training in Houston on March 8th so that candidates can choose the chair of their choice,” McDaniel said in February. “Historically, the RNC has changed as candidates have been chosen, and it was my intention to honor that tradition.”
McDaniel appeared on Fox News Channel a few weeks ago during coverage of the New Hampshire primary and called on Haley to withdraw from the race. This comes as President Trump’s closest rivals in the field, including Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, have canceled their campaigns and announced their bid to become the 45th president after the Iowa caucuses. This happened after I supported him.
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A few days later, Haley told NBC News. meet the press He said it was “clear” that the RNC was not an honest broker in the nomination contest. Haley withdrew her candidacy due to her poor performance on Super Tuesday, and on March 6, the RNC congratulated Trump on his nomination.
Two days later, Michael Whatley succeeded McDaniel as RNC chair, and Lara Trump, the 45th president’s daughter-in-law, was selected as co-chair.
McDaniel played a key role in Michigan’s victory in the 2016 election when she was chair of the state’s Republican Party, and was elected to her fourth term as chair starting in 2017, when the former president selected her to lead the organization. It was done.
