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Trump endorses RNC Chairman Joe Gruters to keep his post after midterm losses

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President Donald Trump on Friday endorsed Republican National Committee Chairman Joe Gruters’s bid to continue leading the RNC, days after Republicans suffered losses in the midterm elections on Tuesday. In a Truth Social post, Trump wrote that Gruters should return “to continue to build our Party” and said Gruters has his complete and total endorsement. Trump also credited Gruters, a former Florida Republican Party chairman, with helping deliver his wins in 2016, 2020 and 2024.

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Trump publicly endorsed Joe Gruters to continue as RNC chairman on Friday.
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Washington Examiner, The Washington Times
The endorsement came days after Republicans lost races in the midterm elections on Tuesday.
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The Hill
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Trump said in a Truth Social post that Gruters should return as RNC chairman to continue building the party.
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Trump said Gruters helped deliver his wins in 2016, 2020 and 2024 while chairing the Republican Party of Florida.
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All three outlets report that Trump endorsed RNC Chairman Joe Gruters to keep his post after the midterm losses. The Hill calls it a formal backing of a reelection bid, while the right-side outlets stress Trump’s praise and the scale of the losses.

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The Hill presents the move as Trump formally backing Gruters’s reelection bid following the party’s midterm losses.
Trump backs Gruters's reelection bid as RNC chair
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Right-side headlines frame it as Trump standing by Gruters despite the losses, and The Washington Times calls the midterms a “drubbing.”
Trump stands by RNC Chairman Joe Gruters, despite midterm election losses
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drubbingMore neutral: losses
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Trump endorses Joe Gruters to stay at RNC after midterm drubbing
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crushingMore neutral: major
“Crushing” adds dramatic emphasis to the size of the losses, where “major” describes them without added drama.
…sticking with Republican National Committee Chairman Joe Gruters, despite the GOP’s crushing losses on Tuesday.
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widespread midterm losses

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Trump backs Gruters's reelection bid as RNC chair
President Trump formally backed Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Joe Gruters’s reelection bid on Friday following the party’s widespread losses in Tuesday’s midterm elections. …
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Trump’s personal backing of Gruters
Gruters’s loyalty and record
scale of the midterm losses

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Trump stands by RNC Chairman Joe Gruters, despite midterm election losses
President Donald Trump is sticking with Republican National Committee Chairman Joe Gruters, despite the GOP’s Sensational language“crushing”“Crushing” adds dramatic emphasis to the size of the losses, where “major” describes them without added drama.More neutral: majorDisagree with this highlight? losses on Tuesday. “MAGA Warrior Joe Gruters, who has been with us from the very beginning, is running to continue as Chairman of the Republican National …
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Trump endorses Joe Gruters to stay at RNC after midterm Sensational language“drubbing”“Drubbing” adds dramatic force to the election losses, where “losses” states the same fact without added drama.More neutral: lossesDisagree with this highlight?
Days after Republicans suffered major losses in the midterms, President Trump on Friday endorsed Joe Gruters to continue to chair the Republican National Committee.
1 hr agoRead at The Washington Times (opens in a new tab)

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Trump endorses RNC Chairman Joe Gruters to keep his post after midterm losses

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Trump backs Gruters's reelection bid as RNC chair

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Trump stands by RNC Chairman Joe Gruters, despite midterm election losses

Trump endorses Joe Gruters to stay at RNC after midterm Sensational language“drubbing”“Drubbing” adds dramatic force to the election losses, where “losses” states the same fact without added drama.More neutral: lossesDisagree with this highlight?

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Trump backs Gruters's reelection bid as RNC chair

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Trump stands by RNC Chairman Joe Gruters, despite midterm election losses

Trump endorses Joe Gruters to stay at RNC after midterm drubbingSensational language“drubbing”“Drubbing” adds dramatic force to the election losses, where “losses” states the same fact without added drama.More neutral: lossesDisagree with this highlight?

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Trump endorses Joe Gruters to stay at RNC after midterm Sensational language“drubbing”“Drubbing” adds dramatic force to the election losses, where “losses” states the same fact without added drama.More neutral: lossesDisagree with this highlight?