RNC's new leaders 'admonished' by Trump campaign after purge backfires: report

The Republican National Committee is experiencing a host of problems in the wake of its takeover by allies of Donald Trump, causing his campaign to privately admonish the RNC's new leaders over their performance. Now, insiders are saying the MAGA takeover of the RNC has partly backfired and the consequences will be far-reaching.

Just days after the organization's new chair Michael Whatley and new co-chair Lara Trump were elected, entire teams were informed by email that they could reapply for their jobs or else be terminated. In their subsequent job interviews, the staffers were reportedly asked questions such as whether they thought the 2020 election was stolen — an attempt to weed out anyone who was not completely loyal to Trump.

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But according to a new report from The Guardian, some staffers who had previously been on crucial teams refused to return and serve under the RNC's new MAGA leadership, leaving the organization "without people with deep knowledge of election operations at the Republican party’s central committee, and who were willing to work for salaries far lower than what they could earn in the private sector."

Now it's looking like the Trump takeover of the RNC has done some damage, leaving the organization's data team lacking crucial talent.

Also upsetting staffers were the questions posed to them as they reapplied for their jobs. Some thought that being questioned over their beliefs about the 2020 election showed that Trump's allies would always have a target on their backs.

"The internal strife at the RNC has prompted the Trump campaign to privately admonish its new leaders in recent weeks," the Guardian reported.

Nevertheless, as The Guardian points out, Trump had his best fundraising month this year after his RNC takeover, pulling in over $65 million in March, giving Trump, the RNC and their shared accounts over $93 million in cash, effectively narrowing the money gap with the President Joe Biden's campaign.