In Grand Rapids, Haley says the Republican Party is becoming Trump’s ‘playpen’ (Michigan Advance) - V1
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley speaks at a rally in Grand Rapids, Mich., on Feb. 26, 2024. Haley responded to the news that Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel is resigning, saying that “the Republican Party is now becoming Donald Trump’s playpen.” (Photo by Andrew Roth/Michigan Advance)
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley said the GOP is becoming former President Donald Trump’s playpen during a speech in Grand Rapids on Monday.
Ronna McDaniel, who has led the Republican National Committee since 2017 after heading the Michigan GOP during Trump’s 2016 victory, confirmed Monday that she is stepping down in March.
Trump has endorsed North Carolina GOP chairman to be the next chair of the RNC, along with his daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, as RNC co-chair.
“Donald Trump is now turning the Republican Party into his own playpen,” said Haley, a former South Carolina governor and United Nations ambassador under Trump. “Look at what’s happening at the RNC. The idea that they would be choosing a chair and a director before a primary is over is a massive control move by Donald Trump.”
