The Republican National Committee has pulled a resolution to consider declaring Donald Trump the party’s “presumptive 2024 nominee” before he formally clinches the requisite number of delegates, a person familiar with the decision said Thursday.

News of the withdrawal came shortly after Trump posted on his Truth Social site that, while he “greatly” appreciated the notion, he felt, “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.”

The measure, according to a draft obtained Thursday by The Associated Press, had said it “declares President Trump as our presumptive 2024 nominee for the office of President of the United States and from this moment forward moves into full general election mode welcoming supporters of all candidates as valued members of Team Trump 2024.”

The withdrawal was confirmed by a person familiar with the decision who was not authorized to publicly discuss the proposal and spoke on condition of anonymity Thursday night.

  • GiuseppeAndTheYeti
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    10 months ago

    This is 100% carefully orchestrated to make it look like Trump and the RNC are democratic absolutists. Trump is only going to run for president as the elected Republican candidate if he gets undeniable verification of the votes.

    This is just to give republicans that are on the fence about Trump due to his rigged election claims something to grasp onto. “Even in his own primary he was absolute in his resolve to make sure he won fair and square!” 🙄