Trump congratulates McDaniel on RNC chair reelection

The Hill ^ | January 27, 2023 | Caroline Vakil

[Golden Eagle]

Former President Trump congratulated Ronna McDaniel for winning a fourth term as chairwoman of the Republican National Committee (RNC) on Friday.

“Congratulations to Ronna McDaniel on her big WIN as RNC CHAIR,” Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social, before later baselessly alleging Democrats were rigging elections. The former president had not offered a public endorsement of any candidate ahead of the vote.

McDaniel won reelection for the RNC after committee members held a secret ballot vote in Dana Point, Calif. The incumbent faced two other challengers: California-based attorney Harmeet Dhillon and MyPillow CEO and prominent election denier Mike Lindell. McDaniel ultimately received 111 votes, while Dhillion received 51 and Lindell received 4.

The contentious election came after some members of the party voiced calls for new leadership in the wake of a disappointing November election for the GOP. Republicans were unable to flip the Senate, and while they were able to flip the House, they hold only a thin majority in the lower chamber.

[EEGator]

[irishjuggler]

Frankly, this sucks. The GOP has underperformed under McDaniel, so why stick with her? And anyone closely related to Mittens Romney is automatically suspect in my book. Harmeet would have had my vote.

[R_Kangel]

.... Darn ... I was hoping for a total break and change from the old guard instead of retaining the Status Quo ....

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[Responsibility2nd]

Is this another case of Trump choosing the wrong side politically?

Either Trump is aligning himself with major swamp rats or he is keeping his friends close and his enemies closer.

Or is this just another example of that 5D chess everybody thinks Trump is an expert at?

[Golden Eagle]

Thread won, post #2.

[ncalburt]

Trump hand picked and reappointed this Botox Crook .
She should be in jail .
She mismanaged or stole Millions .
Her 500,000 salary DC Condo and 75,000 in Plastic surgery .
So Both Five losers are both going for the Sixth Loss .

I am avoiding both these losers .
Hopefully Desantis will sweep both away .

[dfwgator]

Either Trump is aligning himself with major swamp rats or he is keeping his friends close and his enemies closer.

By now the answer is clear.

[EEGator]

"If you ain't first, you're last..."

[ncalburt]

Trump hand picked this crook out of obscurity .
Trump can barely play Go Fish .

[SoConPubbie]

Is this another case of Trump choosing the wrong side politically?

You apparently have not been paying attention to this issue.

Trump made it clear he was not choosing sides in this "election".

All he is doing here is congratulating McDaniels.

[Responsibility2nd]

It is clear.

Trump had few, if any, allies on the Hill when he was president.

It’s true in Washington DC, and it’s true everywhere, to get along you have to go along. Maybe Trump is waking up to that fact.

[SoConPubbie]

Trump hand picked and reappointed this Botox Crook .

Trump picked her the first time.

He did not endorse her for this "election", instead, he explicitly stated he was not taking sides.

[Bookshelf]

I once thought that Trump made his choices out of ignorance; now I know he makes them out of stupidity.

[Wayne07]

Freeper favorite and mega loser Mike Lindell gets 4 votes. Nice.

[6thavenue]

Why does anybody care who holds this position? I don’t. Iwasa little confused by all the posting about McDaniel over the past month or so, given that I have heard few people talking about her one way or the other previously.

[Timber Rattler]

Trump embracing incompetence yet again.

[dfwgator]

It’s true in Washington DC, and it’s true everywhere, to get along you have to go along. Maybe Trump is waking up to that fact.

So then, what changes? Nothing.

[Adder]

agreed...

oh boy! More losing!

[ridesthemiles]

RNC will NEVER get a penny from me.