An ally of the former president, David Bossie, initially distributed the draft to committee members of the Republican National Committee (RNC).
Objection from Trump
The RNC, which oversees Republican elections, might have voted next week at an already scheduled meeting to send Trump directly as the party’s candidate in the race for the highest post in the country. But Trump himself objected and announced on his own social media platform “Truth Social” that he wanted to be nominated as a candidate the old-fashioned way at the ballot box. Bossie withdrew the draft shortly followingward, according to a person familiar with the matter. He has not yet responded to a request for comment.
Haley stands her ground
Donald Trump’s only remaining rival, Nikki Haley, is currently coming under increasing pressure to drop out of the race for the Republican nomination early. Because of the incident surrounding David Bossie’s draft, some RNC members had complained that it was presumptuous and unfair to Haley to prematurely declare Trump the nominee following just two primaries.
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“Who cares what the RNC says? We let millions of Republican voters across the country decide who our party’s nominee should be, rather than a bunch of Washington insiders,” Haley’s campaign said in a statement. She continues to refuse to drop out of the race early despite her defeat in New Hampshire on Tuesday.
