Trump’s Plan to Take Away Biden’s Biggest Advantage

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🗓️ 19 March 2024

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Over the past week, Donald J. Trump has burned down and rebuilt the Republican National Committee, gutting the leadership and much of the staff. Shane Goldmacher, a national political correspondent for The Times, explains why the former president is trying to reinvent such a crucial piece of campaign apparatus so close to an election.

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0:00.0	From New York Times, I'm Michael Bob Morrow. This is the Daily.
0:05.0	Over the past week, Donald Trump has systematically dismantled the Republican National Committee.
0:19.0	My colleague Shane Goldmacher reports that in doing so,
0:23.3	Trump is trying to take away President Biden's
0:26.5	single biggest advantage in this year's presidential race. Central Race.
0:35.0	It's Tuesday, March 19th.
0:40.0	Shane, can you just... 19th.
0:50.0	Shane, can you just describe what has been happening over at the headquarters of the Republican National Committee?
0:51.0	I mean, it's been a gutting, I think, in a period of about 10 days, the party has gone through really
0:59.0	almost unprecedented turmoil entering a general election.
1:04.0	Fox News Alert, the New York Times is reporting tonight that
1:07.0	RNC Chairwoman Rana McDaniel is set to step down from a role.
1:12.0	It starts with the former chairwoman of the party,
1:15.0	Rana McDaniel.
1:16.2	McDaniel released this statement, quote, it has been the honor and privilege of my
1:19.9	life to serve the Republican National Committee. Stepping down.
1:23.0	Now I'm stepping aside today because I have long
1:25.8	promised to put the nominee and their plans for the RNC first.
1:29.8	Because she's faced pressure and unhappiness
1:31.9	from Donald Trump to stay as chair.
1:33.7	Trump then chose the head of North Carolina's Republican Party Michael Waddley to take
1:38.3	McDaniel's place.
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