Lara Trump is taking the reins and reshaping the RNC in her father-in-law's image

[dalton99a]

https://apnews.com/article/lara-trump-rnc-leadership-election-reshaping-gop-a407d7edbfb37739abc590540b2f206d

Lara Trump is taking the reins and reshaping the RNC in her father-in-law’s image
By MARTHA MENDOZA and JULIET LINDERMAN
Updated 1:15 PM CDT, May 22, 2024

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The RNC has fired dozens of longtime staffers and sought alliances with election deniers, conspiracy theorists and alt-right advocates the party had previously kept at arm’s length. Lara Trump, who is married to Trump’s third child, Eric, has been an outspoken defender of the former president and has not hesitated to blast his foes, promising four years of “scorched earth” political retribution if he wins the election.

To help bolster turnout, she is embracing conservative groups that espouse fringe beliefs.

She speaks highly of Scott Presler, an election denier who chaired the group Gays For Trump and who described the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol as “the largest civil rights protest in American history.” Lara Trump calls him a “grassroots hero,” and said in March that she hoped to hire him to help run the RNC’s “legal ballot harvesting” initiative, but later said the RNC would partner with his group, Early Vote Action, instead.

Another organization she said she wants to collaborate with is led by Charlie Kirk, a right-wing student organizer who leads Turning Point USA. Kirk has questioned whether Black pilots are qualified to fly and derided gymnast Simone Biles after she withdrew from the 2020 Olympics. His group has raised roughly a quarter-billion dollars since 2016 — enriching Kirk — but has generally struggled to help Republicans win elections.

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[0rganism]

1. Purging the old guard, consolidating power

Two things TSF couldn't do in his first lap, now fully underway. His team is getting a different set of advice this time around.

[dalton99a]

2. +1. His goons are well prepared to start their American carnage this time around

[bucolic_frolic]

3. The Party will no longer be a shill for corporations

It's the real deal. Maybe other corporations will form their own party too. High Tech Party. Oil Freedom Party. Etc.

[BComplex]

4. EVERYTHING trump touches dies.

I hope that doesn't eventually include the intire USA, since we fired his ass.

[SarahD]

5. Caving in.

The Republican Party surrenders so easily to Trump and his minions. What a joke.

[Takket]

6. it's a wonder the RNC can tie it's own shoes let alone organize a campaign

WTF does Lara trump know about leading an organization this massive? Nothing.

[tanyev]

7. Here's hoping she strategizes as well as she sings.

[TSExile]

8. Nepotism, favoritism, grift...

Need I say more???