{"id":6094,"date":"2024-02-07T10:37:34","date_gmt":"2024-02-07T15:37:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?p=6094"},"modified":"2024-02-07T10:37:35","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T15:37:35","slug":"former-house-speaker-gets-unexpected-endorsement-amid-rnc-shakeup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/news\/former-house-speaker-gets-unexpected-endorsement-amid-rnc-shakeup\/njackson\/2024\/02\/","title":{"rendered":"Former House Speaker Gets Unexpected Endorsement Amid RNC Shakeup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On Tuesday night multiple outlets reported that Republican National Committee (RNC) chair Ronna McDaniel plans to step down after the South Carolina primary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>McDaniel has faced pressure from party figures who have expressed dissatisfaction with the direction of the RNC and its lack of finances heading into a 2024 general election.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a statement to <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/4452377-rnc-chair-ronna-mcdaniel-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Hill<\/a>, RNC spokesperson Keith Schipper said, \u201cNothing has changed. This will be decided after South Carolina.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>McDaniel has spoken with former\u00a0President Trump\u00a0about her resignation, according to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/02\/06\/us\/politics\/ronna-mcdaniel-rnc-trump.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>, which first reported on the news. They met Monday at Mar-a-Lago, Trump\u2019s home in Palm Beach, Fla.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/02\/06\/us\/politics\/ronna-mcdaniel-rnc-trump.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reports<\/a>\u00a0surfaced that McDaniel may soon leave her post rumors quickly began to circulate that McCarthy could be a candidate to replace her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In an unexpected twist, McCarthy&#8217;s known rival Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) fully endorsed the idea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI fully endorse Kevin McCarthy for RNC Chair. Kevin is well organized and a very high-revenue fundraiser. He will also be well-liked by the RNC Committee,\u201d argued Gaetz. \u201cThe RNC Chair doesn\u2019t make any policy decisions, set any agenda, or negotiate against Democrats, ever. Kevin would be terrific.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I fully endorse Kevin McCarthy for RNC Chair. Kevin is well organized and a very high-revenue fundraiser. He will also be well-liked by the RNC Committee. <br><br>The RNC Chair doesn\u2019t make any policy decisions, set any agenda, or negotiate against Democrats, ever. <br><br>Kevin would be\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7EquxhIBIc\">https:\/\/t.co\/7EquxhIBIc<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Matt Gaetz (@mattgaetz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattgaetz\/status\/1755063466027532308?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The RNC\u2019s fundraising dipped in 2023. 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