With Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel reportedly heading for the exit just one year after having won her fourth term, RNC insiders for the most part praised her tenure but also noted that she let her loyalty to Donald Trump get in the way of getting other Republicans elected to down-ballot offices.
According to a report from Politico, McDaniel is learning the hard way that loyalty to Donald Trump is a "one-way street" in more than just his recent comments that changes need to be made at the RNC as the 2024 November election looms.
"It wasn’t enough, and under pressure from Trump, McDaniel decided it was time to step aside," the report states. "After a nearly two-hour meeting at Mar-a-Lago on Monday, Trump posted that McDaniel was a 'friend' but that he would be 'making a decision the day after the South Carolina Primary' on 'RNC growth.'"
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According to one RNC member -- who also told Politico that Trump "is only loyal to himself" and "he’ll turn on his kids if he has to" -- McDaniels is not fully responsible for the organization stands as of today, stating, "None of that stuff is her fault.”
Another chimed in with, "I think she’s just a very loyal person — she was loyal to Trump, she was loyal to her staff. I like her. … I think she is a good person,” before adding, "I think she was a failed chair.”
One RNC official agreed by stating her record "speaks for itself," and then added, "We lost the House, the Senate and the White House while she was chair — the only time it’s ever happened in the history of the RNC.”
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