Former President Donald Trump said Thursday that he does not support efforts to pressure the Republican National Committee to declare him the “presumptive nominee.”
The former president made the remarks Thursday on his social media platform Truthsocial.
“I'm very grateful that the Republican National Committee (RNC) wants to make me their nominee, and they have more votes than they need to do that, but for the sake of party unity. “While this plan is true, I feel we should not proceed with this,” Trump wrote, “but we should do it the 'old-fashioned' way and end the process at the ballot box.”
RNC is close to declaring Trump its nominee amid growing calls for Haley to withdraw from 2024 race
Former Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event in Rochester, New Hampshire. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
President Trump's statement pushes back against efforts led by former campaign aide David Bossie, who urged Republicans to rally around the former president even as the primary election continues. He is an RNC member who called for this.
Former United Nations Ambassador nikki haley Trump is facing growing calls for him to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race, as the RNC is considering a resolution that would make him the party's presumptive nominee.
of RNC set to consider resolution If passed, the resolution would declare Trump the party's presidential nominee in 2024. Fox News Digital obtained a copy of the resolution Thursday, but it was later withdrawn.
Experts say Haley's stay in the race will benefit Trump: If Trump wins, the media will denounce her all at once.
“Resolutions like this are introduced by members of the RNC. Chairman McDaniel did not introduce the resolution,” RNC spokesman Keith Schipper said in a statement. “The matter will be taken up and the resolution committee will decide whether to pass the resolution.” He will send this resolution to be voted on by his 168 RNC members at next week's annual meeting. ”
Republican presidential candidate and former United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley speaks at a campaign event at the North Charleston Coliseum. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford)
Haley's campaign told Fox News Digital that it is up to millions of Republican voters across the country “not a group of Washington insiders” to decide who becomes the party's nominee. Ta.
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While Trump defeated his rivals with convincing victories in the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary this month, experts believe Haley (formerly They agree that the only candidate to replace the president likely has little hope of remaining in the race. her home state.
Fox News Digital's Brandon Gillespie and Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.
