President-elect Donald Trump endorsed KC Crosbie on Monday to succeed his daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, as co-chair of the Republican Nationwide Committee.
Crosbie, 55, is the sitting treasurer of the RNC and a committeewoman for the group from Kentucky.
“America First Patriot KC Crosbie is running to become the next Co-Chair of the Republican National Committee, to replace the fantastic Lara Trump!” the president-elect wrote on Fact Social.
Trump, 78, lauded Crosbie’s work smashing “every fundraising record in History” throughout her time as RNC treasurer and credited her with having “fortified our Party’s financial foundation.”
“KC has been with me from the very beginning, helping REAL Republicans get elected across the Country, and would be a tremendous Co-Chair of the RNC!” the president-elect added. “KC will work on continuing to ensure a highly functioning, fiscally responsible, and effective RNC that makes Election Integrity a highest priority.”
“KC Crosbie has my Complete and Total Endorsement to be the next Co-Chair of the RNC!”
Crosbie will vie to exchange outgoing RNC co-chair Lara Trump, who introduced Sunday that she plans to formally step down from her submit on the group’s subsequent assembly.
Elected as RNC co-chair in March, Lara Trump, 42, was a central determine in Republicans taking management of the White Home and Senate whereas sustaining a majority within the Home on Election Day.
“The job I came to do is now complete,” Lara Trump wrote on X.
In an interview with the Related Press, she expressed curiosity in filling Secretary of State-designate Marco Rubio’s Senate seat in Florida.
“It is something I would seriously consider,” Lara Trump informed the outlet.
In his endorsement of Crosbie, Trump praised Lara’s work on the RNC.
“Lara, together with Chairman Michael Whatley, transformed the RNC into a lean, focused, and powerful machine that is empowering the MAGA Movement for many years to come,” the president-elect wrote. “Thank you for your hard work, Lara, in MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”
Trump additionally introduced a pair of administration picks on Monday.
The president-elect tapped Mark Paoletta to function common counsel of the Workplace of Administration and Price range and Harmeet Dhillon to function assistant lawyer common for civil rights on the Division of Justice.
Paoletta, whom Trump referred to as “a brilliant and tenacious lawyer,” held the identical position through the forty fifth president’s first time period.
Dhillon is a religious-liberty lawyer and 2020 Trump marketing campaign authorized adviser.
“Harmeet is a respected member of the Sikh religious community,” Trump famous on X. “In her new role at the DOJ, Harmeet will be a tireless defender of our Constitutional Rights, and will enforce our Civil Rights and Election Laws FAIRLY and FIRMLY.”
