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President Donald Trump issued a full-throated endorsement of Florida state Sen. Joe Gruters for the role of Republican National Committee chair after pre-endorsing him for the role last week.
“He will be a wonderful Chairman!” the president declared in a lengthy Truth Social post.
Gruters is currently listed as the RNC’s treasurer.
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The president endorsed RNC national committeewoman from New York Jennifer Saul-Rich to take on the Treasurer post.
FILE – Joe Gruters, Florida state senator, talked with reporters ahead of Donald Trump announcing his run for president in the 2024 U.S. election during an event at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, Nov. 15, 2022. (REUTERS/Octavio Jones)
“She will be a FANTASTIC Treasurer!” he declared in the post on Friday.
Current RNC Chairman Michael Whatley announced that he is running for U.S. Senate in North Carolina. Trump has endorsed his campaign.
“Michael Whatley has my Complete and Total Endorsement – HE WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN!” the president said in a Friday post on Truth Social.
FILE – Trump was seen with Joe Gruters, then chairman of the Republican Executive Committee of Sarasota County, at an event where Trump was presented as its Statesman of the Year in Sarasota, Florida, Aug. 26, 2012. (REUTERS/Mike Carlson)
Last week, Trump pre-endorsed Whatley and noted that he would back Gruters to helm the RNC.
“Fortunately, I have somebody who will do a wonderful job as the Chairman of the RNC. His name is, Joe Gruters, and he will have my Complete and Total Endorsement,” Trump noted in the post last week. “So, should Michael Whatley run for the Senate, please let this notification represent my Complete and Total Endorsement. HE WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN!”
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Since GOP Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina announced earlier this year that he will not seek re-election, the Senate contest will be an open race.
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Former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, is also running for the Senate seat.
