{"id":2251586,"date":"2024-05-23T19:18:03","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T23:18:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-putting-his-finger-on-the-scale-to-revamp-gop-platform-four-years-after-it-froze-in-time\/"},"modified":"2024-05-23T19:20:25","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T23:20:25","slug":"trump-putting-his-finger-on-the-scale-to-revamp-gop-platform-four-years-after-it-froze-in-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-putting-his-finger-on-the-scale-to-revamp-gop-platform-four-years-after-it-froze-in-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump influencing GOP to update platform after four-year freeze"},"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\">18<\/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%2Ftrump-putting-his-finger-on-the-scale-to-revamp-gop-platform-four-years-after-it-froze-in-time%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=2251586&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--><p>The \u2064Trump campaign\u200b aims to align the GOP Platform Committee with his agenda\u200c by\u200b electing like-minded members, concerned about\u200b far-right viewpoints on \u2064abortion\u2063 and same<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congress-has-officially-gone-gender-crazy\/\" title=\"Congress Has Officially Gone Gender Crazy\">-sex marriage<\/a> alienating voters before \u200dthe general election. The committee, comprising representatives from each state and territory, plays\u200b a crucial role in shaping \u200cparty policies. \u2064The current\u2064 platform, last revised in 2016,\u2062 awaits a revamp.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Trump<\/a> campaign is pushing to elect those closely aligned with the presumptive presidential nominee\u2019s agenda to positions on the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rnc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republican National Committee<\/a>\u2018s Platform Committee. <\/p>\n<p>Much of this effort by former President Donald Trump\u2019s campaign relates to concerns that far-right conservatives will push stances on <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/abortion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>abortion<\/a> and same-sex marriage that may alienate the general population just ahead of the general election.<\/p>\n<p>The RNC\u2019s Platform Committee consists of a male and a female representative from each U.S. state and territory, and it will play an instrumental role in shaping the party\u2019s stances on dozens of policy issues. The party\u2019s current platform is a 66-page document that hasn\u2019t been reviewed since the 2016 election.<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, the RNC passed a resolution stating it would not adopt a new platform, pointing to the COVID-19 pandemic interfering with the party\u2019s ability to hold meetings. That year marked the first time in more than 150 years that the RNC decided not to make adjustments to its official platform, per NBC News.<\/p>\n<p>Shiree Verdone served as co-chairwoman of Trump\u2019s campaign in Arizona in both 2016 and 2020 but is no longer involved with the Republican Party of Arizona. She <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/trump-team-shift-rnc-gop-platform-abortion-marriage-rcna152677\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> the outlet that Trump\u2019s team is concerned about who is getting on the party\u2019s platform committee.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTrying to get normal folks on the Platform and Rules [committees], but God knows if there\u2019s any normal people in that delegation,\u201d Verdone said.<\/p>\n<p>The committee\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/records-sen-lisa-murkowski-funded-by-lower-48-donors-despite-her-criticism-of-outside-influence\/\" title=\"Records: Sen. Lisa Murkowski Funded By Lower-48 Donors Despite Her Criticism Of Outside Influence\">leadership consists<\/a> of strong Trump supporters, including Trump\u2019s former ambassador to Luxembourg, Randy Evans, who will serve as executive director. Russ Vought, Trump\u2019s former director of the Office of Management and Budget, will serve as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-tuberville-pushes-biden-to-respond-to-china-sanctioning-numerous-former-u-s-officials\/\" title=\"Sen. Tuberville Pushes Biden To Respond To China Sanctioning Numerous Former U.S. Officials\">policy director<\/a>, and Ed Martin, the head of several conservative groups, will serve as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-california-regulation-has-unintended-consequence-that-could-fuel-major-wildfires\/\" title=\"California's new regulation may cause major wildfires.\">deputy policy director<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe campaign is really getting into it and involved this year in [Platform Committee] races in states,\u201d a veteran Republican operative told the outlet. \u201cThere is a sense among them that the platform should not be pushed too far to the right on a few issues, but I keep hearing abortion and marriage specifically.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While far-right conservatives have called for a national ban on abortion, Trump has been steadfast in his stance that the matter will be left up to the states.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI DO NOT SUPPORT A BAN ON BIRTH CONTROL, AND NEITHER WILL THE REPUBLICAN PARTY!\u201d Trump declared on Truth Social.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Trump campaign strives to appoint like-minded individuals to the GOP Platform Committee, fearing extreme conservative views on abortion and same-sex marriage could isolate voters. 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