Republican National Committee (RNC) co-chair Lara Trump dismissed recent reports that the newly staffed committee closed its community centers targeting minority voter outreach.
Multiple outlets reported on Monday that the RNC is reducing staff across various departments, shortly after the committee met in Houston to approve the new leadership team led by former North Carolina GOP chairman Michael Whatley and the new co-chair, former President Trump’s daughter-in-law, Lara. The job cuts also affected positions at the community centers that assisted with the committee’s efforts to reach out to minority voters.
Trump refuted the reports on Thursday while appearing on Fox News’ “The Story” with anchor Martha MacCallum.
“Yes, well, in fact, we are keeping those all open,” Trump stated on Thursday. “I can confirm that today. So that is incorrect.”
Trump stressed that the RNC is closely focusing on minority communities, as they “have been significantly affected by the harmful policies of [President] Joe Biden.” She mentioned that the committee is concentrating on outreach to minority voters in response to Thursday’s reaction to the New York Times/Sienna College poll findings that indicated the former president gaining more support from Black and Latino voters.
I can assure you at the RNC and at the Trump campaign, this is an inclusive group,” she stated. “And the notion that this is a party closed off to anyone is incorrect. We want everyone to join. We want everyone to vote because we want everyone in this country to succeed. So those reports are inaccurate.”
Last week, Trump said that the RNC’s first priority in the 2024 elections is “protecting the vote.”
“That is a significant issue. We have three main focuses at the RNC to ensure victory on November 5: increase voter turnout, protect the vote, and raise funds. But I would argue that maybe the most crucial of those three is protecting the vote, election integrity,” she stated.
