Freshly appointed Chair of the Republican National Committee, Michael Whatley, expressed his frustration during an interview on the Friday edition of America’s Newsroom.
Whatley and RNC co-chair Lara Trump wasted no time making a drastic move at the organization. In just a few days on the job, they initiated a major shakeup by laying off over 60 staffers. It’s worth noting that Lara Trump is the daughter-in-law of former President Donald Trump, who is the presumptive Republican nominee.
During a recent interview on Fox News, Bill Hemmer questioned Whatley about the significant changes that have occurred.
“There was a major shakeup at the RNC last week,” he mentioned. “How will that impact the party’s future?”
“Whatley chimed in,” said one of the participants.
“We are restructuring the committee to ensure our focus is on emerging from the primary,” he responded. “We have been operating with a primary mindset. However, we now have a presumed nominee, and it is crucial for us to align our programs and campaign efforts with the president’s.”
Whatley raised a common question that challengers to incumbent presidents often ask: Are Americans better off now than when the president first took office? However, he approached the question from a different angle, resulting in his answer having the opposite effect he had intended.
According to him, the comparison between President Trump and President Biden boils down to a straightforward question: “Were you better off four years ago than you are today?” For the entire country, the answer is a resounding “yes.” He firmly believes that we are currently better off and will continue to thrive under President Trump’s leadership compared to what we can expect under President Biden.
During a debate with President Jimmy Carter in 1980, Ronald Reagan posed a famous question to Americans: “Are you better off now than you were four years ago?”
Several prominent Republicans are currently facing a dilemma when it comes to campaign rhetoric. This is because they are using a refrain that was popular four years ago, in 2020, when the economy was severely impacted by the ongoing pandemic. Despite this, Fox’s Sean Hannity boldly declared on Thursday night that Democrats cannot use the question, “Are you better off than you were four years ago?” to run their campaigns.