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REPORT: Ronna McDaniel Reverses Course, Suggests She’s NOT Stepping Down

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Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel has reportedly denied rumors of her resignation. In a leaked and currently unverified email sent to committee members, McDaniel clarified her stance, highlighted her ongoing commitment to the party’s success, and detailed the RNC’s extensive efforts ahead of the upcoming elections.

The email was obtained by Steve Bannon.

“Rumors to the contrary are simply not true. Nothing has changed,” McDaniel reportedly stated, addressing speculation about her stepping down. The clarification comes amidst a whirlwind of reports suggesting her imminent departure. McDaniel reassured members, “I am still hard at work as RNC Chairwoman and building a machine that will elect Republicans up and down the ballot in November.”

“I am currently on the road fundraising, we’re staffing up with staff on the ground in 15 states,” McDaniel detailed.

Amid the swirling rumors and speculation, one source claimed that the RNC’s public reaffirmation of McDaniel’s leadership aims to “slow things down” due to uncertainties surrounding her potential replacement and other leadership roles within the committee.

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On Tuesday, The New York Times reported that McDaniel would be resigning after the South Carolina Republican primary, which is scheduled for February 24. The move would come just days after former President Donald Trump told Fox News that “changes” would be coming at the RNC in the coming days and weeks.

According to the Times, Trump is expected to back Michael Whatley, the head of the North Carolina GOP, to replace McDaniel. An election will still need to take place under the committee’s rules, though Whatley is also expected to receive an endorsement from McDaniel as well.

Whatley has supported former Trump’s objections to the 2020 election and endorsed calls for sweeping election integrity reforms. The former president has also reportedly been pleased with his handling of the North Carolina GOP, which has obtained a supermajority in the state legislature and delivered a comfortable win for Trump in 2020.

The New York Times wrote:

Ms. McDaniel had been considering leaving before the end of her term for some time, according to multiple people familiar with the matter. And despite animosity toward Ms. McDaniel from some of Mr. Trump’s closest allies, he has been uncharacteristically gentle as he has begun to acknowledge her imminent departure in public comments.

“I think she knows that,” Mr. Trump told the right-wing media site Newsmax in an interview that ran shortly after his meeting with Ms. McDaniel, when asked if it was time for her to step aside. “I think she understands that.”

A press officer for the Republican National Committee did not respond to requests for comment. Keith Schipper, a spokesman for the R.N.C., later posted on the social-media platform X that “nothing has changed. This will be decided after South Carolina.”

A senior adviser to Mr. Trump, Jason Miller, said in a statement, “Any speculation beyond the president’s post on Truth is just that — speculation.”

The resignation reportedly would come after months of mounting pressure and calls for McDaniel’s resignation due to lackluster electoral results and poor fundraising figures. Recent filings show that the RNC had just over $8 million in cash on hand against $1.8 million in debts, a fraction of the Democratic Party’s war chest.

McDaniel had previously announced that she would step aside if the Republican nominee asked her to do so.

The leaked email stated, however, “I want to thank you for your outpouring messages of support, I am proud of this Committee and our work together over the past several cycles. I know you all are working diligently in your states alongside state, local, and grassroots leaders towards victory this fall,” McDaniel wrote.



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