Trump Was Once a Republican Party Outsider. Now It's His GOP and the MAGA Faithful Are in the Lead
Donald Trump's supporters solidified leadership roles within the GOP, with key figures holding influential party and fundraising positions ahead of 2024, reshaping Republican power structures.
- President Donald Trump now leads the GOP as organizational shifts increasingly favor his agenda, with top roles held by his allies in key party positions.
- Long-Term organizing by Trump allies Steven Bannon, David Bossie and Susie Wiles helped build state-level infrastructure and recruit candidates within the GOP.
- At the party convention in Milwaukee, Amy Kremer won an RNC seat and was among nearly four dozen new members of the 168 RNC seats, while 21 others joined the RNC committee in Atlanta.
- The White House now works seamlessly with the Republican Party, strengthening ties despite ongoing internal disagreements among party personnel and leadership roles.
- Supporters say the MAGA movement and 'America First' identity predate Trump and insist these changes will endure through the midterm election despite voter anger over the economy.
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Donald Trump was once a Republican Party outsider. Now it’s his GOP and the MAGA faithful are in the lead.
ATLANTA — Amy Kremer was an early tea party leader who supported Donald Trump for president in 2016. She ran for Congress from Georgia in 2017 and got less than 1% of the Republican primary vote. In 2021, she organized the rally near the White House that took place hours before hundreds of Trump’s supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol to protest his loss to Democrat Joe Biden. As voters returned Trump to power in 2024, Kremer unseated a conservati…

Trump was once a Republican Party outsider. Now it's his GOP and the MAGA faithful are in the lead
Donald Trump was the Republican Party outsider in 2016. Now the party belongs to him. The shift was on display in Atlanta this week as members of the Republican National Committee made Florida conservative Joe Gruters the latest party chairman.
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