President-elect Donald Trump is supporting the current treasurer of the Republican National Committee (RNC) as a replacement for his daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, as the organization’s co-chair.
On Monday, Trump endorsed KC Crosbie for the position on his social media platform Truth Social.
The announcement came after Lara Trump announced on Sunday night that she would be stepping down from the position.
In the Monday announcement, the president-elect highlighted Crosbie’s achievements with the RNC and her contribution to electing GOP lawmakers to Congress.
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“KC has served on the RNC with distinction, as the RNC’s Treasurer and the National Committeewoman from the Great State of Kentucky,” Trump said in his statement. “As Treasurer, she helped the RNC smash every fundraising record in History, and fortified our Party’s financial foundation. KC has been with me from the very beginning, helping real Republicans get elected across the Country, and would be a tremendous Co-Chair of the RNC! KC will work on continuing to ensure a highly functioning, fiscally responsible, and effective RNC that makes Election Integrity a highest priority.”
Upon resigning as RNC co-chair, Lara Trump expressed pride in the organization achieving three goals during her tenure. She mentioned breaking all fundraising records, assembling the “largest army of lawyers and poll watchers to ensure election integrity,” and mobilizing millions of Americans and low [propensity] voters during early voting.
The president-elect’s daughter-in-law is credited with securing control of both chambers of Congress and the White House.
Her decision to step down has sparked speculation about her political future.
Republican National Committee (RNC) Co-chair Lara Trump speaks at the 2024 CAGOP convention in Burlingame, Calif., on May 18, 2024. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
“If I’m being completely transparent, I don’t know exactly what that would look like,“ she said. ”And I certainly want to get all of the information possible if that is something that’s real for me. But yeah, I would 100 percent consider it.”
Meanwhile, Trump-backed RNC Chair Michael Whatley has announced that he will remain in his role.
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