'No point donating now': Lifelong Republicans revolt after Lara Trump elected RNC co-chair [View all]
Former President Donald Trump's daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, has now officially replaced Ronna McDaniel as the new co-chair of the Republican National Committee (RNC) following a unanimous vote.
Despite having no previous campaign or political organizing experience, Lara — who is the wife of the former president's son, Eric — is now in charge of the Republican Party's national organization, and is tasked with both retaking the White House in 2024 along with regaining control of the US Senate. Michael Whatley ascended to the top of the GOP along with Lara, after he previously served as chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party.
Right-wing influencer Wendy Patterson, who has more than 150,000 followers on X (formerly Twitter), suggested she may leave the GOP altogether after the news of Lara Trump's ascendancy to the top of the RNC. "Bad idea and shame on her for usurping Scott Pressler," Patterson tweeted, referring to the GOP activist many other conservatives hoped would lead the RNC after McDaniel's exit. "I'm coming hard and fast with the I told you so... This country doesn't stand a chance if you're still voting for popularity contests."
X user @TyRWilliams1, who describes himself as a Navy veteran and an attorney, wrote the GOP had become "a full-blown corruption riddled nepotism laden cult of incompetency." Iraq veteran Peter Henlein tweeted that he was now "out" after "a lifetime of donating to every GOP nominee and multiple down ballot candidates every cycle."
"I donated to help win elections, not to maintain the lifestyle of a billionaire," he wrote. "No point donating now."
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