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RNC Staffers Quitting Over Trump
The GOP mutiny continues. This time, it’s members of the RNC staff.
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At least 8 staffers have now left the Republican National Committee due to their discomfort in having to support Donald Trump for president. The resignations include deputy press secretary James Hewitt, spokesman Fred Brown, director of Hispanic media Ruth Guerra, as well as research analysts Lars Trautman and Colin Spence, who have each cited the toxic candidacy of Trump as the reason for their departure.
Spence, who joined the RNC in June of 2015 as a research analyst on the investigations team, left earlier this summer because he wasn’t “overjoyed with how the primary season went.”
“Personally, I wasn’t comfortable working to elect him,” Spence said.
Other staffers were extremely forthright in describing their resistance toward the Republican presidential nominee. Without mincing words, the staffers said they simply could not work to help elect a man they thought was not qualified to be president; that Trump’s insensitive statements turned them against him; that he wasn’t conservative enough; and that they were concerned working to elect Trump might leave a permanent stain on their resume.
“I didn’t want to be associated with the Trump campaign,” one staffer said, calling the Trump nomination a “deal breaker” for him. “I don’t agree with what he has to say … He’s not a person I feel comfortable working for. It’s just that simple.”
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The RNC departures are not surprising when you consider that the staffers feel a deep loyalty toward the Republican brand and see Trump as somewhat of an interloper.
“At the start of the cycle nobody thought Donald Trump would be the Republican nominee so a lot of operatives find themselves in a position they never expected which is trying to help elect Donald Trump president of the United States,” said former RNC press secretary Alex Conant, who most recently worked for the Marco Rubio presidential campaign.
Speaking on condition of anonymity, RNC staffers said they are angry at RNC Chair Reince Priebus and other superiors for appearing passionate about Trump’s candidacy, adding they didn’t “have to be so far out there in the bag for Trump … It’s embarrassing to the building.”
“It sucks to wake up every morning and go into the office and do things to help Donald Trump become president. They don’t like that. It’s bad for morale,” a prominent GOP consultant said. “All these senior people went on board and saluted and said ‘I’m with you Donald Trump.’ It’s been the most shocking thing of this cycle for me, even more shocking than the fact that he won.”
Several outside Republican consultants say they’ve received dozens of resumes from RNC staffers who believe Donald Trump will lose in November, and are already eager to distance themselves from the stench of his candidacy.
Several outside Republican consultants say they’ve received dozens of resumes from RNC staffers who believe Donald Trump will lose in November, and are already eager to distance themselves from the stench of his candidacy. […] You got that right DJ – the "STENCH" of Trump's candidacy. Yes. I read about this yesterday. And as if that stench wasn't already at full-gag level, last night that fool decided to go on a rant accusing Pres. Obama of being the "founder of ISIS" with Hillary being the "co-founder" of the same. Honestly, he is such a disgusting creature…smh. And even though I do not like to rush my life….believe me when I say that I can't wait for November to get here so that I can vote. I hope (and pray) We can finally put an end to this national nightmare and total embarrassment known as the presidential candidacy of Donald J.… Read more »