{"id":612415,"date":"2024-03-12T15:50:44","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T12:50:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/trump-team-slashing-rnc-positions-after-takeover-report\/"},"modified":"2024-03-12T15:50:44","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T12:50:44","slug":"trump-team-slashing-rnc-positions-after-takeover-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/trump-team-slashing-rnc-positions-after-takeover-report\/","title":{"rendered":"#Trump team slashing RNC positions after takeover: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/AP24068673110766-e1710247190970.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Just days after receiving a new leadership team spearheaded by former President Trump, the Republican National Committee (RNC) is slashing its staff, according to reports.<\/p>\n<p>More than 60 people have been fired, including senior staff in political, data and communications departments, following former Chair Ronna McDaniel\u2019s departure. Some were told they had to leave their positions im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely, while others have until the end of the month, The Associated Press reported.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The layoffs come just days after the RNC elected Michael Whatley and Trump\u2019s daughter in law, Lara Trump, as its new chair and co-chair, respectively on Friday. Whatley has served as chair of the North Carolina GOP and RNC <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> counsel and is a Trump loyalist. <\/p>\n<p>Sean Cairncross, the committee\u2019s new chief operating officer, notified the employees that would be fired. In an email to the AP, Cairncross wrote that \u201cWhatley is in the process of evaluating the organization and staff to ensure the building is aligned with his vision of how to win in November.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also told Politico, who <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/03\/11\/bloodbath-at-rnc-trump-team-slashes-staff-at-committee-00146368?utm_campaign=wp_power_up&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=newsletter&amp;wpisrc=nl_powerup\">first reported<\/a> the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>, that certain staff have been asked to \u201cresign and re<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ly for a position on the team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The layoffs cement Trump\u2019s takeover of the committee, now that he is the likely GOP nominee to run against President Biden in November, and has allies in top positions in the committee.<\/p>\n<p>Before being elected, Lara Trump said she\u2019d spend \u201cevery single penny\u201d of RNC funds to reelect Trump and she reiterated those claims during the GOP\u2019s spring meeting.<\/p>\n<p>A major question moving forward is whether the party will pay for Trump\u2019s legal bills, after the former president was ordered to pay more than $500 million in fines. He is also currently facing 91 felony charges across four criminal indictments. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>While one member made an attempt to block the committee from offering to pay the former president\u2019s fees, that proposal was killed after it failed to garner enough support throughout the RNC.<\/p>\n<p>Chris LaCivita, a Trump campaign senior adviser, said the layoffs are designed to eliminate duplication as the former president\u2019s team and the RNC merge to become one organization, AP reported.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump campaign and the RNC have worked together before, the AP noted, but the firings mark an unprecedented level of integration between the two organizations.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The Hill has reached out to the RNC for further comment about the layoffs.<\/p>\n<p>The Democratic National Committee (DNC) released a statement criticizing the party for laying off its staff so close to the election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFiring nearly one-third of your staff in a frantic mass ideological purge less than eight months before a presidential election is typically not a good sign for a political party, but then again neither is posting historically weak fundraising numbers or repeatedly losing election after election,\u201d DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd said in a statement. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cBest of luck to donors who already wrote the RNC a check this quarter \u2013 if you hurry, you might still be able to cancel it,\u201d Floyd added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2024 Nexstar Media Inc. 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