{"id":2004277,"date":"2023-08-17T21:10:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T01:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/katie-britt-under-pressure-to-endorse-trumps-2024-bid-despite-neutrality-pledge\/"},"modified":"2023-08-17T21:11:41","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T01:11:41","slug":"katie-britt-under-pressure-to-endorse-trumps-2024-bid-despite-neutrality-pledge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/katie-britt-under-pressure-to-endorse-trumps-2024-bid-despite-neutrality-pledge\/","title":{"rendered":"Katie Britt faces pressure to back Trump&#8217;s 2024 bid despite neutrality vow."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkatie-britt-under-pressure-to-endorse-trumps-2024-bid-despite-neutrality-pledge%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2004277&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL) Under Pressure to Endorse Trump&#8217;s 2024 Bid<\/h2>\n<p>Sen. \u200dKatie Britt (R-AL) is facing mounting\u2063 pressure to \u2063endorse former President Donald Trump&#8217;s 2024 bid \u200bbefore the Republican presidential nomination is secured. Supporters of the\u2063 former president, who is \u200bcurrently \u200bleading in \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-mayoral-candidate-maya-wiley-hosted-event-with-anti-semite-dropped-from-womens-march\/\" title=\"NY Mayoral Candidate Maya Wiley Hosted Event With Anti-Semite Dropped From Women\u2019s March\">primary polls<\/a>,\u2063 have recently criticized the freshman senator for remaining neutral until the general election. Britt, a rising \u2062star in the GOP, is the only\u200b member of Alabama&#8217;s congressional delegation who has not publicly supported Trump in the 2024 primary.<\/p>\n<h3>Neutrality \u2064Pledge and Reversal<\/h3>\n<p>Britt, 41, \u200dmade \u2064a pledge \u2062of neutrality last year when \u2062she joined the Republican National Committee&#8217;s Advisory Council. RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel had requested that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/far-left-cheers-as-homeless-group-seizes-hotel-near-tacoma-city-leaders-negotiating-with-group-as-police-refuse-to-intervene\/\" title=\"Far Left Cheers As Homeless Group Seizes Hotel Near Tacoma; City Leaders Negotiating With Group As Police Refuse To Intervene\">council members<\/a> refrain from involvement in \u2064the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/katie-britt-under-pressure-to-endorse-trumps-2024-bid-despite-neutrality-pledge\/\" title=\"Katie Britt faces pressure to back Trump's 2024 bid despite neutrality vow.\">2024 presidential primary process<\/a> in order to join. However, the committee spokesperson confirmed that McDaniel reversed\u2062 this decision earlier this year. <\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;When we launched the Republican Party Advisory Council to help us chart the \u200cbest path forward to win in 2024, we asked members to remain neutral in the Republican presidential primary,&#8221; RNC spokesman Keith\u200c Schipper said in a statement. &#8220;Now \u200bthat we&#8217;re in\u200d the advanced stages of\u200b the race, all members of the council are\u200c welcome \u2062to continue their work regardless \u200dof whether they are backing a Republican presidential candidate or\u200b not, to help us make Joe Biden a one-term president,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While some\u200b council members, such as Reps. Carlos\u2063 Gimenez\u2064 (R-FL) and John James (R-MI), have since \u2063endorsed \u2063Trump, Britt \u2064has chosen to maintain her\u200c neutrality. Her spokesperson\u200c emphasized that she respects the decisions made by other council members and remains committed to keeping \u2063her word.<\/p>\n<h3>Criticism\u2064 and Defense<\/h3>\n<p>Trump allies \u2063have taken notice of Britt&#8217;s \u2063position and have\u200d begun criticizing her for not endorsing the former president. Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, for example, claimed on social media that there\u200c is &#8220;no\u2063 legitimate excuse&#8221; for Britt to be the only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/justice-department-declines-to-defend-republican-lawmaker-in-lawsuit-accusing-him-of-inciting-capitol-riot\/\" title=\"Justice Department Declines To Defend Republican Lawmaker In Lawsuit Accusing Him Of Inciting Capitol Riot\">federal elected official<\/a> from Alabama\u200b not endorsing Trump.<\/p>\n<p>However, Steve \u200bBannon, a close Trump ally and former executive at Breitbart, \u2062defended Britt, stating that her endorsement should be \u200cstrategically\u200b timed \u2063to have the greatest impact in defeating Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Katie Britt is politically savvy and a fighter for the America First\u200d agenda,&#8221; \u2063Bannon said. \u200c&#8221;I think it&#8217;s crucial &#8211; given her unique perspective, profile, and platform &#8211; that her endorsement is rolled\u2064 out when it\u2063 will make the biggest impact\u2063 to defeat Joe\u200b Biden.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Britt&#8217;s spokesperson brushed off \u200dthe criticism, highlighting her\u200c warm relationship with President\u200d Trump\u200b and their recent\u2064 conversation. The\u2062 spokesperson also mentioned that Britt&#8217;s recovery prevented her from attending an \u2064event where Trump delivered a well-received speech.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the pressure for Britt to endorse Trump&#8217;s 2024 bid continues to grow, but she remains committed to her neutrality \u200dpledge and is strategically\u2064 considering the timing of\u200c her endorsement.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">here<\/a> to read more \u2064from\u200b The Washington Examiner.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL) is under pressure to endorse Donald Trump&#8217;s 2024 bid. 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