Former President Trump congratulated Ronna McDaniel for winning another term as chair of the Republican National Committee (RNC) on Friday.
Trump has not publicly endorsed any candidate ahead of the vote, as some Republicans have said that McDaniel should be ousted following a poorer-than-anticipated midterm election for the GOP.
“Congratulations to Ronna McDaniel on her big WIN as RNC CHAIR. Now we have to STOP THE DEMOCRATS FROM CHEATING IN ELECTIONS!” Trump wrote on Truth Social after voting results showed McDaniel won.
Previously, Trump said that he liked both candidates, Harmeet Dhillon and McDaniel.
“I think they’re both good. I like them both,” Trump told Breitbart last month. “It’s like when I asked Queen Elizabeth when we were together: ‘Which president did you like the best?’” he continued. “She said: ‘I liked them all.’”
In that interview, Trump noted that Dhillon has represented him in court cases.
“Harmeet is a lawyer for me, you know,” he said. “Harmeet is my lawyer.”
Friday’s vote represented the most significant challenge to McDaniel, a member of the Romney political family and a niece of Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah.) McDaniel had faced two challengers: attorney Harmeet Dhillon and MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell. McDaniel received 111 votes, Dhillon received 51 votes, and Lindell got four.
“The work to make Joe Biden a one-term president is already underway: it is time for our party to unite and re-dedicate ourselves to electing Republicans up and down the ballot,” McDaniel said after her reelection. “I look forward to working alongside conservative leaders, including Harmeet and Mike, from across our party to deliver on our promises to the American people.”
