What You Should Know About Michael Whatley, the Reported Front-Runner for RNC Chair

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On Monday, former President Donald Trump officially made known his choice to replace Ronna McDaniel as chair of the Republican National Committee.

He wants current North Carolina Republican Party Chairman Michael Whatley to take over for McDaniel, who has been the leader of the RNC since 2017.

Trump met with McDaniel at his Mar-a-Lago estate last week. McDaniel has not announced her departure, but she is said to have told Trump that she plans to step down shortly after the South Carolina primary on Feb. 24.

In a Monday statement, the 45th president said, “The RNC MUST be a good partner in the Presidential election. It must do the work we expect from the national Party and do it flawlessly.

“That means helping to ensure fair and transparent elections across the country, getting out the vote everywhere — even in parts of the country where it won’t be easy — and working with my campaign, as the Republican presumptive nominee for President, to win this election and MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” Trump continued.

“For these reasons, I think my friend Michael Whatley should be the RNC’s next leader. Michael has been with me from the beginning, has done a great job in his home state of North Carolina, and is committed to election integrity, which we must have to keep fraud out of our election so it can’t be stolen,” Trump said.

Whatley, who is in his mid-50s, currently serves as general counsel for the RNC in addition to being North Carolina GOP chairman, a position he won in 2019.

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