McDaniel Says Trump Will Have to Make “Loyalty Pledge” to Join RNC Debate Stage

Republican presidential candidates will need to support the eventual nominee to be allowed to participate on the Republican National Committee’s Debate Stage. RNC chair Ronna McDaniel Sunday.

McDaniel stated that all candidates must sign the pledge in order to participate in the first primary debate. This will take place in Milwaukee. Former President Trump He expressed opposition to this pledge, but echoed his hesitation to make it the same in 2016.

“We’re saying you’re not going to get on the debate stage unless you make this pledge,” McDaniel spoke on CNN “State of the Union” Sunday “Anyone getting on the Republican national committee debate stage should be able to say, ‘I will support the will of the voters and the eventual nominee of our party.”

“I think they’re all going to sign it. I really do,” McDaniel also added. “I think President Trump would like to be on the debate stage.”

THIS STATE WILL PLAY A LARGE ROLE IN PICKING 2024 GOP PRESIDENTIAL WINNER

Ronna McDaniel (RNC Chair) says GOP candidates will have pledge support for the eventual candidate if they wish to be part of the RNC Debates. (Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Donald Trump, the former President of the United States, has stated that he does not want to sign any pledge to support any Republican nominee. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Trump said that he wouldn’t support such an offer in a January interview with Hugh Hewitt (conservative radio host).

“It would have to depend on who the nominee was,” Trump answered Hewitt’s question about losing the nomination.

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Trump and the former have been successful so far South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley Their candidacy has been officially announced for 2024. However, there are still potential candidates for the role, such as former Vice President Mike Pence and former Secretary of States Mike Pompeo. Ron DeSantis.

Trump is not alone in having staunch critics within the Republican Party. This includes former Speaker Paul Ryan. Ryan stated this weekend that he would not be attending the Republican National Convention, if Trump was elected.

Nikki Haley, a 2024 candidate for the presidency, announced her candidacy in Charleston SC before several hundred supporters. Apart from Donald Trump, she is the only officially-declared Republican candidate. (Fox News)

Mike Pence, former vice president, is likely to run for the Republican nomination in 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images

“If we nominate Trump again, we’re going to lose. It’s just that clear,” Ryan spoke to Fox 6 last week. “We lost with him in ‘18, ’20 and ’22. We know this. He will cost us another election, so I’m just excited about somebody not named Trump.”

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“There are great people running. I know them all. They’re all pretty decent friends of mine, and so I think any one of these candidates that are thinking about getting in the race if they get in the race, would be a great candidate,” He concluded. “I think we’re going to beat Joe Biden if we don’t run Donald Trump.”