The Controversial Draft Resolution: The Republican National Committee’s Attempt to Declare Donald Trump as the Presumptive GOP Nominee and Nikki Haley’s Reaction

The Republican National Committee (RNC) has been in the spotlight recently due to a draft resolution that aimed to declare former President Donald Trump as the presumptive nominee for the upcoming Republican primaries. This resolution was proposed by longtime RNC committee member David Bossie, despite former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley’s vow to continue her campaign into her home state of South Carolina for its primary next month.

Haley’s campaign responded with a statement from her spokeswoman, Olivia Perez-Cubas, who expressed her disapproval of the RNC’s actions. “Who cares what the RNC says? We’ll let millions of Republican voters across the country decide who should be our party’s nominee, not a bunch of Washington insiders,” she said. Perez-Cubas also suggested that McDaniel organize a debate in South Carolina to test Trump’s abilities on the stage with Haley.

RNC spokesperson Keith Schipper responded by stating that resolutions, such as this one, are brought forward by members of the RNC, and that McDaniel does not offer resolutions. He also mentioned that the resolution would be taken up by the Resolutions Committee and that they would decide whether to send it to be voted on by the 168 RNC members at their annual meeting next week.

However, the resolution was later withdrawn after Trump expressed his gratitude to those supporting it on Truth Social but stated that he felt the nomination should be won through the voters. “While I greatly appreciate the Republican National Committee (RNC) wanting to make me their PRESUMPTIVE NOMINEE, and while they have far more votes than necessary to do it, I feel, for the sake of PARTY UNITY, that they should NOT go forward with this plan, but that I should do it the ‘Old Fashioned’ way, and finish the process off AT THE BALLOT BOX,” he wrote.

The resolution could have been voted on as early as next week when the RNC was set to convene for its winter meeting in Las Vegas with all 168 committee members. However, not everyone was ready to go along with declaring Trump the nominee, including RNC committee member Bill Palatucci from New Jersey. Palatucci criticized the resolution as an insult to millions of primary voters and an example of Trump’s authoritarian streak.

Haley is the sole remaining challenger to Trump in the race, and she is facing what is expected to be daunting odds after Trump won two convincing victories in the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary. Early polls have suggested that she could lose by a wide margin to Trump in the Feb. 24 South Carolina primary. However, no new polling has been released since Iowa and New Hampshire.

McDaniel urged the party to coalesce around Trump as the nominee following his wins in Iowa and New Hampshire. “Looking at the math and the path going forward, I don’t see it for Nikki Haley,” she told Fox News. “I think she’s run a great campaign, but I do think there is a message that’s coming out from the voters which is very clear: We need to unite around our eventual nominee, which is going to be Donald Trump, and we need to make sure we beat Joe Biden.”

The Founding Fathers have given the American people the right to choose their leaders through the democratic process. The RNC’s attempt to declare Trump as the presumptive nominee without allowing the voters to decide is a move that goes against the very foundation of our democracy. It is essential that the democratic process is upheld, and the voters are given the opportunity to decide who their nominee will be.

In conclusion, the RNC’s attempt to declare Trump as the presumptive nominee has sparked controversy and debate within the Republican Party. Haley’s campaign has expressed its disapproval of the RNC’s actions, and not all RNC members are in favor of the resolution. It is crucial that the democratic process is upheld, and the voters are given the opportunity to decide who their nominee will be. The Founding Fathers have given us the right to choose our leaders, and it is our responsibility to exercise that right.