Trump says RNC should not pursue resolution making him ‘presumptive nominee’

Former President Trump on Thursday said that even though former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley remains in the primary race, allies in the Republican National Committee (RNC) are pushing to make her effectively the party's presumptive nominee. He said he does not support it.

“I'm very grateful that the Republican National Committee (RNC) wants to make me their nominee, and even though they have more votes than they need to do that, it's a sign of party unity. “I feel like they shouldn't move forward with something like this because of this.”This plan is sound, but I think we should finish the process the “old-fashioned” way and at the ballot box.”President Trump told Truth Social I wrote this.

The former president's social media posts undermined an effort led by former Trump campaign aide and RNC committee member David Bossie that would have made Trump the presumptive nominee through the resolution.

It would have been a notable move for party leaders to declare the primaries over after just two elections and with two candidates still campaigning. Some RNC members reportedly opposed the idea, saying it would not give voters a say in choosing candidates.

Trump has so far won 32 of the 1,215 delegates needed to win the Republican nomination.

If Trump becomes the presumptive nominee, there will be more potential for joint fundraising between his campaign and the RNC.

President Trump and his allies have already amassed a huge war chest and want to shift their focus to the general election against President Biden, who earlier this week said it was clear that Trump would be his Republican opponent. thinking.

Haley, who finished a distant third in the Iowa caucuses and lost New Hampshire to Trump by 11 percentage points, has vowed to continue her campaign. She plans to hold an event in her home state of South Carolina, where Trump has a wide lead in polls ahead of the Feb. 24 primary.