The Republican National Committee chairman insists the party is heading into next week’s GOP convention united on its values, and presumably, on Donald Trump.
“Our Rules Committee meeting made clear the high level of unity within our Party,” RNC Chairman Reince Priebus said in a statement late Thursday. “Grassroots voices from every state and territory have crafted a set of rules which will keep our Party strong at the local, state, and national level, and we honored the spirit of democracy by conducting our Rules Committee meeting in a completely open and transparent fashion.”
The Rules Committee met earlier this week for delegates to consider amendments to the 2016 Rules of the Republican Party.
There was an effort to have the Rules Committee allow all delegates to vote their consciences in an effort to keep Trump off the ticket, but it was overwhelmingly defeated.
“The final rules package we will submit to the Convention is one every delegate can be proud of. Through productive and civil discussion, our Committee members have shown their commitment to working together to make sure our party is properly organized to win up and down the ballot, and I thank them for their contributions,” said Rules Committee Chair Enid Mickelsen.
