{"id":1030324,"date":"2024-03-25T21:19:40","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T21:19:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1030324"},"modified":"2024-05-10T19:23:14","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T19:23:14","slug":"trumps-crooks-cranks-and-convicts-ronna-mcdaniel-put-our-democracy-at-risk-with-her-lies-and-whitewashing-trumps-attacks-on-the-2020-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/trumps-crooks-cranks-and-convicts-ronna-mcdaniel-put-our-democracy-at-risk-with-her-lies-and-whitewashing-trumps-attacks-on-the-2020-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s Crooks, Cranks, and Convicts: Ronna McDaniel Put Our Democracy at Risk With Her Lies and Whitewashing Trump\u2019s Attacks on the 2020 Election"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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This week, we\u2019re highlighting some of the crooks, cranks, and convicts that make up Donald Trump\u2019s MAGA GOP. Kicking off today with former RNC chair and full-time liar Ronna McDaniel, <\/em>DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement: <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRonna McDaniel can\u2019t whitewash her record like she\u2019s tried to whitewash history after spending years conspiring with Donald Trump to threaten our democracy and spread lies about the 2020 election. As RNC chair, Ronna enabled the full-scale MAGA takeover of the Republican Party by extremists, grifters, liars, and conspiracy theorists. Make no mistake: Ronna didn\u2019t abandon MAGA, she was fired because she was bad at her job \u2013 but she\u2019s no less extreme than the revolving door of liars and MAGA extremists that she left behind. The American people are ready to reject all of them at the ballot box this November, even if NBC won\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ronna McDaniel spent years promoting lies about the 2020 election \u2013 and could face legal trouble for her role in reportedly pressuring election officials to challenge the result of the 2020 election. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNN<\/a>: \u201cIn her role as RNC chief, McDaniel also fanned the flames of election denialism after the 2020 presidential contest.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMcDaniel was involved in a phone call in 2020 to pressure Michigan county officials not to certify the vote<\/strong> from the Detroit area, where Joe Biden had a commanding lead. McDaniel told the officials, regarding the certification: \u2018Do not sign it. \u2026 We will get you attorneys.\u2019\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Newsweek<\/a>: \u201cThe chair of the Republican National Committee, Ronna McDaniel, has been pulled into Donald Trump’s legal quagmire<\/strong> after a report claimed she was involved in efforts to pressure Michigan election officials to challenge the result of the 2020 election.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Salon<\/a>: \u201cLaw professor: RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel could face legal \u2018trouble\u2019<\/strong> after damning phone call\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Detroit News<\/a>: \u201cRonna McDaniel defends call pressuring canvassers not to sign 2020 election certification\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Washington Post<\/a>: \u201cThe head of the GOP is still elevating 2020 election skepticism\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

McDaniel\u2019s new gig is unsurprisingly off to a disastrous start thanks to her dishonest track record whitewashing attacks on our democracy.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Igor Bobic, HuffPost<\/a>: \u201cMcDaniel says that she doesn’t hold Trump responsible for Jan. 6, that she didn’t speak out earlier because \u2018you kind of take one for the whole team,\u2019 fine w\/ donors paying his legal bills, & won’t say if she regrets telling election workers not to certify\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNN<\/a>: \u201cNBC hires former RNC chair Ronna McDaniel, who has demonized the press and refused to acknowledge Biden was fairly elected\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Washington Post<\/a>: \u201cRonna McDaniel faces sharp criticism after NBC hiring \u2014 including on NBC\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Politico<\/a>: \u201cNBC\u2019s McDaniel mess threatens to explode\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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