Report: Trump campaign, top Republican Party officials to hold 'emergency meeting' Friday
On Friday, Donald Trump's campaign and several top Republican Party officials will meet in Florida for an "emergency meeting" to discuss how Trump is doing in the presidential race, sources told Politico Thursday.
One source is describing the get-together as a "come to Jesus" meeting, while a Trump staffer says it's a "typical" gathering. The Republican National Committee is being pressured by some members to stop giving money to Trump, instead redirecting it to congressional campaigns in order to retain a House and Senate majority, and some officials are upset that Trump is ignoring their advice and trying to take over the party's fundraising, sources told Politico. Meanwhile, several Trump staffers are strongly questioning whether the RNC is fully committed to Trump as the nominee. On Fox News Thursday night, Trump said the RNC needs him more than he needs the RNC, since he is "the one that's raising the money and other people are getting to use the money that I raised."
The Trump campaign asked for the meeting, a source told Politico, and the RNC is looking at it as a sign they want assistance. "They want to patch up a rift that just keeps unfolding," the source said. "They finally realize they need the RNC for their campaign because, let's face it, there is no campaign." Another source said many Trump campaign staffers are frustrated by Trump and his controversial statements, and they "feel like they're doing all the right things, but they're losing every news cycle to Hillary [Clinton] and there's nothing they can do about it." Trump will not be at the meeting, but his senior adviser, Karen Giorno, will attend. She told Politico "there's no consternation" and that reports of Trump and RNC Chairman Reince Priebus being at odds "are just false."
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Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
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