Reince Priebus, the chair of the Republican National Committee, said on Thursday evening that he’s not concerned about the three remaining Republican presidential candidates’ comments suggesting they may break a pledge to support the eventual nominee.
“We’re going into potentially — we don’t know for sure — but potentially an open convention. So the candidates, I think, are going to posture a little bit as far as what they are willing to do and who they’re willing to support and who they’re not,” he told Fox News’ Greta Van Susteren.
Van Susteren asked Priebus if he discussed the pledge with Donald Trump at their Thursday afternoon meeting. Priebus would not say whether the topic came up, but then addressed whether it would be a problem if a candidate broke the pledge to support the eventual nominee.
“I’m not really worried about in regards supporting the eventual nominee or the party,” he said. “They’ve all agreed to that, by virtue of in one case signing our data agreement. They’re not going to get the data and the tools of the RNC, and run to be our nominee, and tell me that they’re not going to support the party. It doesn’t work that way. They’re running to be the nominee of our party.”
The RNC chair did offer a limited description of his meeting with Trump. He confirmed that the two spoke about the convention and emphasized that meetings with candidates while they are in town is not uncommon.
“We did talk about unity and working together and making sure when we go to Cleveland, and when we come out of Cleveland, that we’re working in the same direction,” Priebus said. “And part of that is just talking more and making sure that we’ve got open channels of communication, so pretty normal stuff actually.”
During an appearance on Fox News later on Thursday night, Trump also said that they discussed unity at the meeting.
“It was a very good meeting. We met with Reince Priebus and the staff. They are very good people, very actually terrific meeting, I think. It’s really a unity meeting,” Trump said. “I think they wanted to really discuss unity, and I like discussing unity too.”
When Fox’s Eric Bolling asked who called the meeting, Trump said it was “probably mutually called.”
Well, if Reince says it, I believe it. He’s got an iron grip on the party.
This is like the buffoonish town mayor, when questioned by an angry, concerned crowd about the leaky dam that’s making deafeningly loud, ominous noises, has caught fire, is currently surrounded by an army of scurrying panicking screaming workers wielding a plethora of tools, while the alarms are going on full bore, and when the mayor’s family was just seen fleeing the town with all of their valuables, that “Everything is fine, nothing to see here folks! You can just go back to your houses and sleep in comfort knowing that all is well!”
smarmy: ingratiating and wheedling in a way that is perceived as insincere or excessive
And when the television appearance was over and they finished peeing into their respective urinals, Trump grabbed Reince by the scruff and shoved him face first into the urinal … before Trump flushed. Afterward, Reince got all cleaned up and started to give a ol’ boddy, ol’ pal-sorta bump on the shoulder … but before he got there, he caught Trump’s look in his eyes, then thought better of touching Trump. Out in the parking lot, Trump’s driver opened the door for Trump while Reince looked on with puppy-dog eyes. Trump looked back at Reince like he might signal for Reince to hop in, then turned and closed the door. Trump’s stretch limo drove over to the local airport. Reince called a taxi.
Republicans never, ever lie.
About anything.
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