Trump ally Joe Gruters takes over as RNC chair, signaling president’s complete control over national party committee ahead of challenging midterm elections.
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EXCLUSIVE–NewRepublicanNationalCommittee(RNC)chairJoeGrutersoutlinedhismissionashetookoversteeringtheGOP’snationalpartycommittee.
“Themidtermsareahead,wherewemustexpandourmajormajorityintheHouse,intheSenate,andcontinueelectingRepublicansnationwide,”GruterssaidasheaddressedcommitteemembersmomentsafterbeingunanimouslyelectedchairattheRNC’ssummermeeting,heldthisyearinAtlanta,Georgia.
Gruters,astatesenatorandRNCcommitteememberfromFlorida,who,untilhiselectionaschaironFriday,brieflyservedasthenationalpartycommittee’streasurer,isalongtimeallyofPresidentDonaldTrump.HismovetotheRNCchairmanshipcementsTrump’sdominanceovertheGOPasitpreparesformidtermbattlesnextyear.
Andamonthago,TrumpendorsedGruterstosucceednow-formerRNCchairMichaelWhatley,whosteppeddownasherunsfortheSenateinbattlegroundNorthCarolinaintheblockbuste
