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Insiders slam Ronna McDaniel for using RNC donor money as a 'piggy bank' - with $500,000 spent on an apartment and $75,000 on beauty and spa services - ahead of vote TODAY to decide her fate as party chair
Daily Mail ^
| 1/27/2023
| KATELYN CARALLE
Posted on 01/27/2023 7:11:03 AM PST by marcusmaximus
Ronna McDaniel is coming under even more fire for alleged frivolous spending as insiders claim she's using donor money as a 'personal piggybank' – amid revelations the Republican National Conference spent nearly half-a-million dollars on her luxury Washington, D.C. apartment and another $75,000 on beauty and spa services.
The RNC chairwoman, who is facing a tough reelection racee for an unprecedented fourth term on Friday, has faced criticism from her opponents for wasteful spending of donor funds meant for getting more Republicans elected.
A new review of Federal Election Committee filings show that funds went toward rent in one of the most luxury apartment buildings in Washington, D.C., which includes an indoor pool, hot tub, sauna, steam room, Equinox gym, indoor basketball court and bowling alley, among other amenities.
RNC member for Hawaii Laura Nakanelua, who is backing McDaniel's challenger Harmeet Dhillon, said people have a right to know how the money is being spent and whispers of questionable spending have circulated for weeks.
'I think there's a there there,' she told DailyMail.com in Dana Point, California the day before the election for RNC chair.
Republican National Committee Treasurer Ron Kaufman appeared exhausted with the claims of McDaniel misspending funds, claiming that the apartment and media appearance preparation costs are 'nothing new, nothing unusual.'
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: lockherup; rnc; romney; ronnaromney; thegrift
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To: NorthMountain
EX-wife.........😎................
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posted on
01/27/2023 7:39:46 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: Drew68
42
posted on
01/27/2023 7:39:56 AM PST
by
griswold3
(Truth, Beauty and Goodness )
To: All
Crickets from the Murdoch media Fox News and NY Post on this outrageous wasteful spending by Romney McDaniel and her collaborators at the RNC...
To: marcusmaximus
The question that should be asked is why was she elected to that post to begin with?
44
posted on
01/27/2023 7:44:45 AM PST
by
mass55th
("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne )
To: NativeSon
"paper bags are free..."
Not in New York State.
45
posted on
01/27/2023 7:46:13 AM PST
by
mass55th
("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne )
To: mass55th
46
posted on
01/27/2023 7:47:07 AM PST
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: mass55th
She has always been a Romney Bush plant.
To: marcusmaximus
The pundits are noting the man who never expends political capital on an issue where he might lose, has finally expended some political capital. However, what the pundits don’t realize is this has all be gamed-out, strategized and planned by the people who manage Ron DeSantis. {Direct Rumble Link}
First, Mike Lindell announced he was going to challenge Ronna McDaniel for the RNC chair. This sent a shockwave through the Big Club because the potential for support from President Trump loomed over the Lindell announcement. America-First Mike Lindell is not controlled by corporate money, Wall Street, the multinationals or billionaire Big Donors who ultimately control the RNC as a big private club.
So, what happened?
Facing the possibility that Ronna McDaniel might be unseated, a week after Lindell’s announcement, Harmeet Dhillon steps into the picture.
Dhillion is a tenured Big Club member and voice for the billionaire class who fund her. Remember, Dhillon was paid over $1 million by the RNC, separate and above any costs connected to the Trump legal defense fund. Dhillon makes her money from the RNC, and if Lindell won the chairmanship, in addition to her friend losing the seat, Dhillon was financially at risk. Dhillon enters the race as an insurance policy, on behalf of the Big Club donors.
Notice that this interview is pre-taped. Charlie Kirk (TPUSA) the same group who organized the national campaign blitz after DeSantis’ 5 days in the bunker, strategically timed after the Mar-a-Lago raid, pre-tapes an interview with Ron DeSantis where the managed principal endorses Harmeet Dhillon for RNC chair. On the eve of the RNC vote, the interview is aired for maximum exposure. All of this is planned, coordinated, strategized and mapped out in advance. WATCH:
It’s not organic. All of this is scripted. All of it. Every bit of it. Harmeet Dhillon is already part of the DeSantis Big Club operation. The RNC roadmap in 2008 was for John McCain. The RNC roadmap for 2012 was for Mitt Romney. The RNC roadmap for 2016 was for Jeb Bush, and the RNC, Big Club, Wall Street, Billionaire and multinational corporate roadmap in 2024 is for Ron DeSantis. None of this is organic. All of this is scripted.
Once you see the strings….
Ironically, while advocating for Harmeet Dhillon, Ron DeSantis compares the ideology of Washington DC with the extreme left-wing ideology of Harmeet Dhillon’s hometown, San Francisco. *lolol* I bet the background manager squinted a little at that remark.
The Big Money that Steven Crowder was talking about in his media conflict with The Daily Wire, that’s the big money behind TPUSA. It’s all a conglomeration of Big Banks and multinational financial institutions, all operated within the same ideological outlook, that are behind the financial system that Charlie Kirk must adhere to.
Charlie Kirk, just like Ben Shapiro, is a puppet to the people in power with the money. They all have something in common.
All of these networked interests and stakeholders must make sure the RNC as a Big Club organization, is protected from those like Mike Lindell who they do not control. That’s the essential underpinning of all of this. The same stakeholders who were/are opposed to Donald Trump but were forced to back down a little after he became president.
It’s all about the money folks. That’s all this is about… Multiple millions for the RNC, multiple billions for the donor class on Wall Street and multiple trillions for the multinationals who operate in combination with government.
There are trillions at stake, and everything is about the economics of the thing.
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posted on
01/27/2023 7:47:29 AM PST
by
Bratch
To: ActresponsiblyinVA
I will not give so long as this goes on.
There is the answer. When the money supply disappears , they may pay attention.
49
posted on
01/27/2023 7:48:08 AM PST
by
drSteve78
(Je suis Deplorable STILL )
To: dfwgator
The GOPe is going to flip off the base again and put her back in bank it. Trump could have prevented it maybe but I see no evidence he has done anything to stop her.
50
posted on
01/27/2023 7:48:34 AM PST
by
iamgalt
To: Drew68
Lindell is acting as the Stalking horse for Corrupt Ronna cabal .
He is doing it on purpose .
He is broke.
Trump hand picked this crook and reappointed her .
Now Trump is HIDING .
He never cleans up his disaster appointments .
He Runs .
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posted on
01/27/2023 7:49:34 AM PST
by
ncalburt
( Gop DC Globalists are the evil)
To: marcusmaximus
$75,000 on beauty and spa servicePlanet Fitness is running a $1 down, $10 per month promotion. Perhaps that fat, ugly bitch could try that instead of blowing donor’s money. You can’t change ugly, but she could lose a good 100 lbs. By the way, gluttony is a sin. It leads to sloth. Ronna is a fat, lazy ass. It’s no coincidence and it shows in RNC success, or lack thereof.
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posted on
01/27/2023 7:50:45 AM PST
by
ConservativeInPA
(Stupidly is a moral problem, not an intellectual problem. )
To: marcusmaximus
And Trump fell for it .
He appointed this Crook Twice .
The Botox Queen .
53
posted on
01/27/2023 7:51:07 AM PST
by
ncalburt
( Gop DC Globalists are the evil)
To: marcusmaximus
And Trump fell for it .
He appointed this Crook Twice .
The Botox Queen .
54
posted on
01/27/2023 7:51:31 AM PST
by
ncalburt
( Gop DC Globalists are the evil)
To: marcusmaximus
I hope this info is tricking down to The 168 who will be voting. Of course, many of them appear to be benefiting from the grift, too.
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posted on
01/27/2023 7:53:22 AM PST
by
MayflowerMadam
(Stupid is supposed to hurt.)
To: who knows what evil?
She looks like a damned chipmunk!
We must be sexist pigs for thinking this. /s
The point is, service in any office/ position is at the leisure and pleasure of those being served, here Republican voters. And many want her gone. This hostess is no longer effective. Buh bye, and take your nametag with you.
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posted on
01/27/2023 7:54:21 AM PST
by
drSteve78
(Je suis Deplorable STILL )
To: marcusmaximus
There’s your problem with the RNC, nothing but grifters living large on contributors donations.
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posted on
01/27/2023 7:54:47 AM PST
by
Night Hides Not
(Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Gonzales! Come and Take It!)
To: marcusmaximus
Umm, a crappy house in North Idabama costs $575K.
In DC, it’s probably middle market.
And $75K in salon costs is a bit over the top but for those of you who actually have female friends, it’s not shocking averaged over some time.
Romney’s painted Mormon niece may be a bit of a spendthrift but if she was effective no one would complain.
The problem is, she isn’t.
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posted on
01/27/2023 7:54:52 AM PST
by
Regulator
(It's fraud, Jim)
To: marcusmaximus
Why WHY is this taking place in SoCal? Why are we feeding Kali state coffers?
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posted on
01/27/2023 7:55:41 AM PST
by
StAnDeliver
(Tanned, rested, and ready.)
To: Drew68
“Mike Lindell is going to split the anti-Ronna vote, which will deny the incredibly capable Harmeet Dhillon a win”
You might be surprised. Maybe it’s Harmeet who will be sitting the vote, as most GOP voters, i. e., We The People, WANT Lindell.
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posted on
01/27/2023 7:55:56 AM PST
by
MayflowerMadam
(Stupid is supposed to hurt.)
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