Trump starts eating his own
First they came for, etc. (Politico):
Donald Trump’s newly installed leadership team at the Republican National Committee on Monday began the process of pushing out dozens of officials, according to two people close to the Trump campaign and the RNC.
All told, the expectation is that more than 60 RNC staffers who work across the political, communications and data departments will be let go. Those being asked to resign include five members of the senior staff, though the names were not made public. Additionally, some vendor contracts are expected to be cut.
In a letter to some political and data staff, Sean Cairncross, the RNC’s new chief operating officer, said that the new committee leadership was “in the process of evaluating the organization and staff to ensure the building is aligned” with its vision. “During this process, certain staff are being asked to resign and reapply for a position on the team.”
The overhaul is aimed at cutting, what one of the people described as, “bureaucracy” at the RNC. But the move also underscores the swiftness with which Trump’s operation is moving to take over the Republican Party’s operations after the former president all but clinched the party’s presidential nomination last week.
Why it matters: Reports of plans to purge some 60 staffers come days after likely Republican 2024 presidential nominee former President Trump’s allies were installed in key committee leadership roles.
- The RNC voted for the Trump-backed Michael Whatley to become chair and the former president’s daughter-in-law Lara Trump to be co-chair on Friday, some eight months before the 2024 election.
Driving the news: “Chairman Whatley is in the process of evaluating the organization and staff to ensure the building is aligned with his vision of how to win in November,” wrote new RNC chief operating officer Sean Cairncross in an email first reported by Politico.
- “During this process, certain staff are being asked to resign and reapply for a position on the team.”
- Political, data and communications staffers were among those affected by the layoffs, according to multiple reports.
- Chris LaCivita, a Trump campaign adviser who’s the RNC’s new chief of staff, said the job cuts represented “Republicans streamlining” in order to avoid any doubling up between the committee and Trump campaign so they’re basically functioning as one, per AP.
The check is in the mail
First, the RNC. If Trump’s elected, next it will be the civil service and the diplomatic corps.
Only toadies need apply. It will be government dysfunction “like nobody’s ever seen,” to borrow a phrase. This guy’s casino went bankrupt.
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