How Trump Iced Ronna McDaniel, Signaling Big Trouble for the MAGA-GOP

Published: Feb. 16, 2024, 9 a.m.

b'This week, Donald Trump\\xa0announced\\xa0that he wants Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel replaced with a loyalist: Michael Whatley, the head of the North Carolina Republican Party. Behind the jockeying looms a very big story:\\xa0The Trump-MAGA takeover of the GOP, and the challenges the party faces as it nominates someone facing multiple criminal indictments. We talked to\\xa0Marc Caputo, a reporter for\\xa0The Bulwark\\xa0and author of\\xa0a great new piece\\xa0on McDaniel\\u2019s ouster, who helped us\\xa0unravel the mysteries of GOP politics in the MAGA era.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'