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Republican Party leader Ronna McDaniel to step down after pressure from Trump

  • The move would be effective from March 8 to allow the Republican presidential nominee to choose the chair
  • Fifteen states and one US territory will hold Republican nominating contests on Super Tuesday, which falls on March 5

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Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel speaks at the committee’s winter meeting in Dana Point, California. McDaniel will leave her post on March 8. Photo: AP
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Republican Party chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said on Monday she was leaving the job, after weeks of public pressure from the party’s likely 2024 presidential candidate, Donald Trump.
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The move came after former president Trump, the frontrunner for the party’s presidential nomination, indicated he wanted to make changes to the Republican National Committee (RNC) as he prepares for a likely rematch with President Joe Biden, a Democrat, in November.

“The RNC has historically undergone change once we have a nominee and it has always been my intention to honour that tradition. I remain committed to winning back the White House and electing Republicans up and down the ballot in November,” McDaniel said in a statement.

She thanked Trump and said the move would be effective from March 8 to allow the Republican nominee to choose the chair.

Fifteen states and one US territory will hold Republican nominating contests on Super Tuesday, which falls on March 5. Photo: TNS
Fifteen states and one US territory will hold Republican nominating contests on Super Tuesday, which falls on March 5. Photo: TNS

Fifteen states and one US territory will hold Republican nominating contests on Super Tuesday, which falls on March 5.

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