Ronna McDaniel is urging Republicans not to be “so vicious and caustic” after the heated battle for RNC chairman re-election and urges the GOP to focus on the “big picture” of Democrat defeat
- Ronna McDaniel, chair of the RNC, said Republicans need to focus on defeating Joe Biden
- Urge Republicans to stop attacking each other in the 2024 race
- She also insisted Donald Trump would sign a pledge to support anyone who becomes a candidate
Ronna McDaniel is urging Republicans to stop attacking each other and instead focus on beating President Joe Biden in 2024.
The Republican National Committee (RNC) chair also insisted Donald Trump would sign a pledge of support to anyone who becomes the GOP’s presidential nominee in 2024. Those who do not sign the pledge will not be able to participate in the RNC’s debates.
“I think they’re all going to sign it,” McDaniel told CNN host Dana Bash on Sunday morning.
She also said that everyone signed the pledge in the 2016 election.
McDaniel recently won her re-election bid for RNC chair, but the election turned heated and led to a series of scathing attacks on her balance sheet.
RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel said Republicans must focus on defeating Joe Biden and not attacking each other in 2024
“I was running for a unity platform and I wanted to bring the party together,” McDaniel said. “And we can’t be so mean and spiteful to each other that we don’t end up wanting to support each other. And I chose to walk like this. It won.’
She said her re-election was a “symbol” of the Republican Party’s commitment to unity.
McDaniel defeated her main challenger, RNC California national committeewoman Harmeet Dhillon by a vote of 111 committee members to 51.
Mike Lindell, CEO of MyPillow, only received four votes.
“We can’t attack each other so much that we lose sight of each other, we have to beat the Democrats,” McDaniel said.
“We have to beat Joe Biden in 2024. And we may have divisive primary elections and disagreements, but in the end we have to settle those to get the bigger picture that’s running our country and doing the right thing Americans.’
The GOP has denounced the commission on presidential debates, claiming it is a partisan group that is not committed to treating candidates fairly — especially those on the Republican side.
Rather, the party will hold its own debates, but will have candidates who wish to participate sign a pledge that they will fully endorse and endorse the eventual Republican nominee for president.
McDaniel called the possible proposal a “no-brainer.”
McDaniel insisted that former President Donald Trump will sign a pledge of support for the eventual GOP nominee in 2024, although he doubts he will agree
However, some shared doubts that Trump would agree should he not receive the nomination.
“If you’re on the Republican National Committee debate stage and you’re asking voters to support you, you should say, ‘I’m going to support the voters and who they’re voting for as a candidate,'” she said.
“If, as RNC chairman, I said I would not support the Republican nominee, I would be removed from office. I would. I would be rightly removed,” she added. “It would be part of our constitution and I would be kicked out as RNC chairman.”
“Anyone who comes onto the stage of debate at the Republican National Committee should be able to say, ‘I will support the will of the voters and the eventual nominee of our party.’
When asked if she thinks Trump would sign the pledge, McDaniel said, “Well, he signed it in 2016. Everyone signed it in 2016.”
“But this is about the here and now. He hasn’t committed to it,” Bash urged.
“Yes, I think they will all sign it. I really do,’ she speculated.
“I think voters are very anxious to win,” added McDaniel. “And they don’t want to see a debate period where people say, ‘I’m not going to support this guy.’ What they have to say is, “I will do anything to defeat Joe Biden.” And that means supporting the Republican Party candidate.”