Washington Post: “Trump — who personally liked McDaniel — did not immediately accept her offer. But the moment epitomized McDaniel’s long and tumultuous relationship with the former president, which began when she ran Trump’s successful 2016 effort in her home state of Michigan once he became the party’s nominee; solidified when he chose her as RNC chair in late 2016; and is now winding to a fraught conclusion as Trump seeks to retake the White House — this time with someone else at the party’s helm.”
Said RNC committeeman Bill Palatucci: “She’s been kissing his butt for years. But loyalty is a one-way street with Donald Trump.”
“People close to Trump described McDaniel’s departure as being driven by a confluence of factors that caught his attention, including the primary debates, a cash crunch, a stretch of negative news media attention, election defeats that he refused to take blame for and complaints from campaign allies and donors.”
“But the crux of Trump’s frustration with McDaniel, fairly or unfairly, hinged on fights over money and the 2020 election.”
Greg Sargent: How Trump iced Ronna McDaniel.
