Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel announced Monday that she will step down from her position on March 8, nearing the end of the Republican Party’s seven-year term in office.
McDaniel, midway through his fourth two-year term, announced at the party’s spring training conference in Houston, Texas, that he would step down from his role to “allow candidates to choose a chair of their choice.” Stated.
“It has been the honor and privilege of my life to elect the Republican Party and grow the party as chairman of the Republican National Committee for seven years,” the 50-year-old said in a statement. saw According to ABC News, previous speculation on the matter has been confirmed.
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“I have decided to step down to allow candidates to choose their favorite chair at spring training in Houston on March 8th,” she continued. “Historically, the RNC has changed as candidates have been chosen, and it was my intention to honor that tradition.”
As reported by Breitbart News, former President Donald Trump, who is likely to be the 2024 Republican nominee, announced in early February that he would be replacing McDaniel as the new chair of the RNC, as well as the current North Carolina Republican Party chairman and RNC. Supported General Counsel Michael Whatley.
He endorsed his daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, to replace incumbent RNC co-chair Drew McKissick.
RNC party rules state that the chair and vice chair cannot be of the same gender.
FILE/U.S. President Donald Trump speaks after being introduced by RNC Chair Ronna Romney McDaniel during a fundraising breakfast at a restaurant in New York, New York, on December 2, 2017. (Mandel Gann/AFP/Getty Images)
Mr. McDaniel’s resignation takes effect days before Super Tuesday, when many delegate-rich states vote in presidential primaries, and more than a week after Mr. McDaniel’s home state of Michigan decides on its Republican nominee. ABC reports point out that this is planned.
McDaniel was the longest-serving leader of the committee since the Civil War.
Niece of Utah Sen. Mitt Romney and former chair of the Michigan Republican Party, Associated Press report She was President Trump’s hand-picked choice to chair the RNC shortly after the 2016 election.
