The Don is trying to keep it "all in the family." And it's rankling some Republicans.
With former President Donald Trump's declaration to shakeup the Republican National Committee (RNC) leadership, he's causing some to question floating the replacement of current Chair Ronna McDaniel with co-chair replacements Michael Whatley, who is currently the GOP chairman of North Carolina, and his daughter-in-law Lara Trump.
"So typically the way the co-chair position works is that you have a chair and then the co-chair of the RNC who must be of the opposite gender," said Republican strategist Kristen Soltis Anderson during an appearance on CNN's "The Lead" with Jake Tapper.
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"So by endorsing his daughter-in-law for co-chair, you can argue, how important do people think that job is? Do they think it is one that really does a lot to go fundraise and make money, and if your job is to be someone who's going to go out and fundraise and be popular then maybe it's not a terrible pick, but wow, does it send a really bad message that this is just a family business."
What's more, the radical regime change at the apex of the GOP is taking place as the 45th president has yet to nab his party’s nomination for president.
Anderson points to the Bush era and how their dominance in the party earned pushback from some saying "we need somebody or something different."
But here comes the Trumps who Anderson sees as flexing nepotism.
"They've had the families running politics now they're criticizing Biden for having too many of his family members involved in politics."
"Surely we can have a political system in this country where people can get ahead without having to be related to someone who is running for office."
Anderson hopes that when it comes to top positions like the RNC Chair, that it would be based on merit.
"I think it sends a very bad message to America when you say, 'You know who I think would be best for the job,'" she asked sarcastically. "'Let me just pick someone within my own family!' And I think it's silly for Donald Trump to be doing it."
