The Republican National Committee plans to invite former President Trump to its spring donor assembly in April, as shown by two resources to CBS News. The news comes as the RNC tries to perceive its long run after Trump and amid its polarizing political judgment and the loss of two. high-level Senate seats in Georgia, throwing a majority of the Senate at Democrats.
Despite in-party riots, RNC President Ronna McDaniel, Trump’s best friend, was unanimously re-elected this month.
Trump hasn’t made a public appearance since he left on January 20. McDaniel told The Washington Post Thursday that the role of McDaniel. Trump after the presidency “will belong to him in many ways. “
Trump has publicly stated that he plans to run for president in 2024. McDaniel told The Associated Press Thursday that the national would remain impartial in the 2024 primaries, even if it included Trump.
“The party will have to remain neutral. I’m not going to tell anyone to run or not run in 2024,” McDaniel told The Associated Press when asked if he would like Trump to back off in the next presidential election. Count on those candidates in the future. However, what I need you to do is help us recover most by 2022. “
McDaniel made little reference to Trump in his speech after being re-elected as RNC president two days after a crowd of Trump supporters broke into the U. S. Capitol, sending lawmakers to flee and delaying the count of election votes. University.
In early January 6, Trump had suggested his supporters “fight like hell” to prevent Congress from counting electoral college votes, prompting an attack on the Capitol that left five other people dead in the fray. lawmakers have advanced with objections to the election despite the assault, adding Senator Ted Cruz of Texas and Josh Hawley of Missouri.
A week later, he was indicted in the House of Representatives for “inciting insurrection” at the U. S. Capitol. Ten House Republicans, adding that Congresswoman Liz Cheney, the third Republican in the House, joined Democrats in voting to accuse Trump.
Since they voted for the political trial, the Allies have. Trump targeted Cheney, even though House minority leader Kevin McCarthy suggested the Republican Party move on. Other House Republicans also faced negative reactions in the vote.
Congressman Matt Gaetz, Trump’s best friend, visited the Cheney district on Thursday and called him “disappointing” and “exactly like Congress: deeply unpopular and interest-minded. “
Trump’s political trial is scheduled to begin the week of February 8 in the Senate. Democrats would want 17 Republicans to join them in condemning, but only an undeniable majority is desired to prevent them from moving forward.
While Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell had harsh words for Trump since he left office, forty-five Republicans, adding McConnell, voted this week to block the trial process.
Aaron Navarro contributed to this report.