Republican National Committee spokesman Sean Spicer on Sunday denied a report that the committee may cut off funds to the Donald Trump campaign to focus resources on down-ballot races.
Nope. Typical @politico sensational faux reporting. If u believe this I have a bridge to sell you https://t.co/4Vq3PsIBPD
— Sean Spicer (@seanspicer) August 14, 2016
Politico reported on Sunday morning that the RNC has begun discussing a potential plan to end funding of the Trump campaign in October to focus on maintaining majorities in the House and Senate, citing unnamed sources. The outlet reported:
According to sources close to Priebus, the chairman has warned that if Trump does not better heed this persistent advice to avoid dustups driven by his rhetoric, the RNC might not be able to help him as much — suggesting that money and ground resources might be diverted.
To this point, Spicer has suggested a mid-October deadline for turning around the presidential campaign, suggesting last week to reporters and in separate discussions with GOP operatives that it would cause serious concern inside the RNC if Trump were to remain in a weakened position by then.
Operatives close to the RNC leadership who have heard this argument from party leadership, say the committee might have to make a decision about pulling the plug on Trump before that.
When, not if.
Spin spin spin. No wonder they look woozy.
Denial must be the river flowing past RNC HQ.
Seemingly every story written or broadcast about the Trump campaign starts with the introductory phrase “A spokesperson for the Trump campaign today denied…”
Trump spends nearly all his time telling everyone what he hasn’t said, or claiming he didn’t mean what he said, to the exclusion of what he plans to do if elected.
That’s the surprise inside the box. Since Trump isn’t a typical politician he sure does like to dust off the Party’s old hat policies. Trump has to say outrageous things to distract from his policies are the same as they ever were in the GOP.