RNC is weighing a resolution to declare Trump its 'presumptive' nominee
A Republican National Committee member floated, and then withdrew, a resolution to declare former President Donald Trump the party's "presumptive" presidential nominee, a source familiar with the resolution said Thursday evening.
A Republican National Committee member floated, and then withdrew, a resolution to declare former President Donald Trump the party's "presumptive" presidential nominee, a source familiar with the resolution said Thursday evening.
The draft resolution from David Bossie, a Maryland national committee member and longtime Trump ally, had been circulating among RNC members ahead of the party's winter meeting in Las Vegas. NBC News obtained the draft from two sources Thursday.
The resolution asserted that “all evidence negates the possibility of a mathematical path forward to the 2024 Republican nomination by any candidate other than President Trump, our presumptive nominee.”
It also maintained that the RNC has “impartially [supported] the caucus/primary processes nationwide to provide a level playing field” and sponsored “robust, issues-focused” debates to help GOP voters assess the field. (The resolution left out the fact that Trump skipped all of those debates.)
“RESOLVED that the Republican National Committee hereby declares President Trump as our presumptive 2024 nominee for the office of President of the United States and from this moment forward moves into full general election mode welcoming supporters of all candidates as valued members of Team Trump 2024,” the resolution reads.
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