Bloomberg reported today that Trump’s daughter-in-law and the chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party should easily be voted in tomorrow at the RNC’s meeting in Houston, Texas:
After sweeping the Super Tuesday primaries and virtually guaranteeing he’s the nominee, Trump has handpicked his daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, and Michael Whatley for top jobs in the party. They’re expected to receive enough votes from delegates to glide into the posts with no opposition, and their term will last past the election through January 2025.
With that it appears Trump will have taken over the RNC and it will become an extension of his campaign. Which, in all honesty, is similar to how the DNC is running the campaign for Biden.
Bloomberg continues…
On Trump’s RNC, Chris LaCivita – a senior aide and longtime political operator – will split his time between managing the party as chief operating officer and advising the presidential campaign. He’ll be joined by a Florida-based campaign aide, James Blair, who will also straddle the campaign and RNC to help on the political strategy, according to people briefed on the moves.
Staffers at the party are bracing for layoffs, with the newly-installed Trump team expected to overhaul the RNC office and personnel. Trump aides view the current RNC operation as insular and inexperienced when it comes to presidential campaigns.
One pressing question is whether the party will pay for part of Trump’s mounting legal expenses.
LaCivita said “no” definitively when asked at recent events in South Carolina, but Lara Trump left it an open question during campaign appearances for her father-in-law. She said she thought Republican voters would be open to helping pay for part of his legal expenses through donations.
As I’ve said before, I do hope the RNC money goes to electing candidates instead of paying Trump’s legal bills. He needs all the allies he can get in Congress to help undo the damage done by Joe Biden.
People can always donate to his legal fund if they want to help him pay for these legal bills.