The Republican National Committee is meeting behind closed doors in Las Vegas this week, but top party officials will no longer consider a resolution proposed to declare former President Donald Trump the presumptive Republican nominee.

The Republican National Committee is meeting behind closed doors this week as some allies of Donald Trump had hoped to put the group’s stamp on the former president early in the 2024 GOP presidential nominating campaign.

But a proposed resolution to declare Trump the presumptive nominee has been removed from the agenda before the committee is scheduled to meet in Las Vegas this week, party officials said.

The reversal comes as the first two early-state contests have winnowed the Republican campaign down to two major candidates, with Trump as the heavy favorite and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley vowing to continue her uphill challenge.

What was expected to be an uneventful RNC winter meeting in Las Vegas this week briefly gained heightened attention last week after the resolution, introduced by Maryland Committeeman David Bossie, to name Trump the presumptive nominee became public.

  • Jordan117@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    10 months ago

    I really hope she gets the nomination, because there’s a 100% chance he runs as independen/write-in and splits the Republican vote.

    More likely he agrees to support her (or at least not run) in exchange for a full pardon.

    • Doubletwist@lemmy.world
      61·
      10 months ago

      Which of course only works for the federal cases, and assumes he’s willing to admit guilt for them as is required to take a pardon. Then he’ll still have a ton of State cases to deal with.