Lara Trump Lays Out Her Plan To Make The RNC Into The 'Most Lethal Political Fighting Machine'

In an interview with Rob Schmitt on Newsmax on Tuesday, 45th President Donald Trump's daughter-in-law Lara Trump laid out her plan if she were elected by Republican National Committee delegates to become the organization's co-chair after she received the endorsement of the presumptive Republican nominee earlier this week.

"We need to be playing chess and not checkers. And that's exactly what we've been doing. Unfortunately, the Democrats have been playing a completely different game," Lara Trump explained. "The RNC needs to be the leanest, most lethal political fighting machine we've ever seen in American history."

The Trump relative then pledged to go after the wasteful spending that plagued the RNC in recent years as the organization spent lavishly on luxuries instead of winning critical races necessary to maintain seats in Congress.

"If I am elected to this position, I can assure you there will not be any more $70,000 or whatever exorbitant amount of money was spent on flowers. Every single penny will go to the number one and the only job of the RNC," she said. "That is the goal over the next 9 1/2 months...We've got a lot of money to raise, and we need to ensure that every penny goes to those things that I just mentioned."

She then explained how it is critical to beat the Democrats at their own game by utilizing ballot harvesting and early voting to defeat the Democrats in both the presidential and congressional races nationwide in November. "We also better be doing legal ballot harvesting all across this country because those are things the Democrats always outdo us on, and let's face it, we better start telling people to go vote early," she said.

The RNC shakeup comes after RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel is expected to step down following the South Carolina Republican Primary on February 24. 

Trump issued a statement on the future of the RNC on Monday with the real estate mogul explaining, "The RNC MUST be a good partner in the Presidential election. It must do the work we expect from the National Party and do it flawlessly. That means helping to ensure fair and transparent elections across the country, getting out the vote everywhere – even in parts of the country where it won't be easy – and working with my campaign, as the Republican presumptive nominee for President, to win this election and MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!"

"For these reasons, I think my friend Michael Whatley should be the RNC's next leader. Michael has been with me from the beginning, has done a great job in his home state of North Carolina, and is committed to election integrity, which we must have to keep fraud out of our election so it can't be stolen," Trump added. "My very talented daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, has agreed to run as the RNC Co-Chair. Lara is an extremely talented communicator and is dedicated to all that MAGA stands for. She has told me she wants to accept this challenge and would be GREAT. I have also asked Chris LaCivita, in whom I have full confidence, to assume the role of, in effect, Chief Operating Officer of the Committee."

With Trump recommending experienced individuals who know what time it is in America to the RNC, Republicans' chances in November have just increased. The RNC delegates should seriously consider his recommendations after Ronna McDaniel steps aside. The GOP must hold the House, retake the Senate, and, most importantly, elect Donald J. Trump to the White House this November and the leadership at the RNC is critical to that mission.

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