Former President Trump has transformed the Republican National Committee (RNC) in a matter of days as the organization heads into the general election campaign.
In the same week Trump officially became the presumptive nominee, the RNC hit reset, making significant staffing changes that included bringing in several new faces to senior leadership positions, firing some employees and asking others to reapply for jobs.
The radical overhaul comes as the RNC faces a significant cash disadvantage compared to the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and President Biden’s campaign, and as Trump and his team prepare for a marathon campaign that will require significant resources.
Trump allies have moved quickly and aggressively to remake the RNC, beginning with the election last week of Chair Michael Whatley and co-Chair Lara Trump, both of whom had the backing of the former president — who is also Lara Trump’s father-in-law.
Chris LaCivita, who has worked as a top adviser on the Trump campaign since its launch in November 2022, shifted over to the RNC to oversee day-to-day operations.
A source confirmed to The Hill that former Trump White House adviser Sean Cairncross will serve as the RNC’s chief operating officer.
In a letter to RNC members obtained by The Hill, Whatley laid out a series of senior staffing changes and outlined the party’s vision for the 2024 election cycle, calling the freshly merged Trump campaign and party a “united operation.”
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