
Longtime Trump ally Gruters expected to succeed Whatley as Republican Party chair
Fox News
Joe Gruters will be formally elected as Republican National Committee chair on Friday with President Trump's endorsement at the RNC summer meeting in Georgia
Paul Steinhauser is a politics reporter based in the swing state of New Hampshire. He covers the campaign trail from coast to coast."
Gruters, a Florida state senator, RNC committee member from the Sunshine State, the national party committee's treasurer, and a longtime Trump ally, will succeed chair Michael Whatley, who is stepping down as he runs for the Senate in North Carolina in the blockbuster race to succeed retiring GOP Sen. Thom Tillis.
"I have somebody who will do a wonderful job as the Chairman of the RNC," Trump wrote in a social media post a month ago, as he endorsed Whatley in the Senate race and Gruters as party chair. "His name is, Joe Gruters, and he will have my Complete and Total Endorsement."













