Republican leaders wanted to lower the temperature with former on Tuesday night President Trump
Donald Trump Manhattan prosecutors intensify investigation of Trump’s New York estate: report GOP leaders reiterate commitment to work with Trump amid back and forth Top Republicans seek to allay concerns about Trump’s funding needs . amid a back and forth with the former president about the use of his name and likeness by the party in its fundraising efforts.
The chairs of the Republican National Committee (RNC), the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), and the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) released a joint statement saying they look forward to working with Trump in the meantime in a apparent attempt to de-escalate a feud. which broke open at the weekend and quickly attracted national attention.
“The RNC, NRSC and NRCC are grateful for President Trump’s support, both in the past and in the future. His powerful agenda allowed us to break fundraising records and pick Republicans up and down. Together we look forward to working with President Trump to regain our majorities in Congress and deliver results for the American people, ”said RNC Chairman Ronna McDaniel
Ronna Romney McDaniel GOP leaders reiterate commitment to work with Trump amid back and forth Trump doubles calls to donate directly to him Trump is fighting Republican leadership MORE, NRSC Chairman Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) And NRCC Chairman Rep. Tom Emmer
Thomas (Tom) Earl Emmer GOP leaders reiterate commitment to work with Trump amid back-and-forth Top Republicans seek to allay concerns about Trump’s funding requirements Trump doubles calls to donate directly to him MORE (R-Minn.).
The joint statement came just hours after Trump issued a statement calling out “RINOs and fools” while insisting that he supports the Republican Party.
“I fully support the Republican Party and major GOP committees, but I do not support RINOs and fools, and it is not their right to use my likeness or image to raise money,” Trump said, using the acronym for “Republicans in name only.”
Trump’s lawyers first sent a cease-and-desist letter to the three Republican bodies last week telling them to remove Trump’s name and likeness from their fundraising and merchandising efforts. The three bodies are the largest fundraising institutions for the GOP.
The RNC waved the letter away earlier this week, claiming that referring to the former president was well within the rights of the First Amendment.
However, Trump later in the week fired two blistering statements – including Tuesday’s – underlining that he had no intention of letting any of the three groups escape his demand.
The change of tone of the joint statement underscores the inordinate influence Trump continues to have in the Republican Party. While his national approval score has fallen since he left office, polls show that Republican grassroots remain overwhelmingly loyal to him, making it in the interest of the GOP to let their ties with Trump fray too much now.
Trump has already put himself heavily into the midterms of 2022 beyond his fundraising feud, by releasing a string of approvals. While most of the candidates he’s backed have been sitting lawmakers, he’s a primary challenger for Rep. Anthony GonzalezAnthony Gonzalez GOP leaders reiterate commitment to work with Trump amid back and forth Trump promises to travel to Alaska to campaign against Murkowski Trump presses GOP to stop using name for fundraising MORE (R-Ohio) and vowed to campaign against Sen. Lisa Murkowski
Lisa Ann Murkowski GOP leaders reiterate commitment to work with Trump amid reciprocating Schumer movements to break GOP hold on Haaland Republicans put procedural delay on Haaland’s nomination MORE (R-Alaska), both of whom supported his accusation for his role in instigating the January 6 riot on Capitol Hill.