RNC Chairwoman Called Out Over Twitter 'Threat' Demanding Loyalty To Trump
Ronna Romney McDaniel, chairwoman of the Republican National Committee, issued what some took to be a threat aimed at those who don’t support President Donald Trump.
She wrote:
Complacency is our enemy. Anyone that does not embrace the @realDonaldTrump agenda of making America great again will be making a mistake.
— Ronna McDaniel (@GOPChairwoman) June 14, 2018
On the one hand, the tweet could be seen as a warning to Republicans in office or seeking office, such as Rep. Mark Sanford (R-S.C.), a Trump critic who lost in his primary on Tuesday.
On the other, people on both sides of the aisle saw the tweet as a Trump loyalty test or an outright threat:
What in the actual hell.... is this a threat Ronna? https://t.co/HFz5zltzxK
— Meghan McCain (@MeghanMcCain) June 14, 2018
How dare anyone say this is a cult? https://t.co/F5xGUpayIW
— Ana Navarro (@ananavarro) June 14, 2018
Ronna McDaniel would've been a hit in Jonestown.
— Jeremy Newberger (@jeremynewberger) June 14, 2018
I’m old enough to remember when Ronna Romney McDaniel spoke in a way befitting a citizen of a free republic, before Ronna McDaniel started sounding like a spokesperson for an authoritarian government. https://t.co/Z4zAl5NMSj
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) June 14, 2018
Does that include Mittens when he's in the Senate? Let me get some popcorn.
— Christopher Moore (@TheAuthorGuy) June 14, 2018
Have you heard of this, Ms. Romney???? pic.twitter.com/dFGgMbCSRr
— Boston Frenchie *Rudy is toast* (@want2brd) June 14, 2018
Will the RNC be offering an official Trump brand so everyone can sear His name on their bodies as a sign of loyalty?
Asking for a friend. https://t.co/pSU75thK9b— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) June 14, 2018
That sounds like a threat.
— Walter Shaub (@waltshaub) June 14, 2018
Complacency is our enemy. Anyone that does not embrace the Supreme Leader's agenda of making North Korea great again will be making a mistake. pic.twitter.com/dSnBL7D728
— Red T Raccoon (@RedTRaccoon) June 14, 2018
You can’t say you weren’t warned https://t.co/Qry8VZXpIw
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) June 14, 2018
I think this tweet will come back to haunt you. Five years from now when you’re trying to rebuild your party. Trump is a moral vacuum, a black hole in the center of the universe of Republicanism.
— Molly Jong Un Fast (@MollyJongFast) June 14, 2018
am I to read that as a threat? If not, how am I supposed to read it?
— Brandon McCarthy (@BMcCarthy32) June 14, 2018
Gross
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) June 14, 2018
Did you seriously tweet this? Are we in 1933 Nazi Germany now?
— Mark S. Zaid (@MarkSZaidEsq) June 14, 2018
her name in the history books will not be what she's hoping for. https://t.co/AFXNBn8C5F
— Cheri Jacobus (@CheriJacobus) June 14, 2018
Evergreen sad tweet. https://t.co/qZhpPVY1Tu
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahNRO) June 14, 2018
This is nauseating.
— JimiMac (@seamusmac) June 14, 2018
"Resistance is futile!" - Ronna McDaniel tomorrow, probably.
— John *145 days* Wright 🇵🇷 (@TheWrightJohn) June 14, 2018
This statement has legitimately horrified people, Ronna. You folks should get a hold of yourselves before this gets really ugly.
— Elliott Lusztig (@ezlusztig) June 14, 2018
Throw me into a fucking gulag, queen.
— David Roth (@david_j_roth) June 14, 2018
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