(CNN) The Republican National Committee's decision Thursday to withdraw from its participation in the organization that has long managed presidential debates has Donald Trump's fingerprints all over it. (If you didn't know that statement was from McDaniel, I bet I could convince you that it was from Trump. In January, McDaniel made clear that the RNC wanted more of a hand in choosing the moderators for the three general election debates. appears intent on stonewalling the meaningful reforms necessary to restore its credibility with the Republican Party as a fair and nonpartisan actor, the R.N.C. will take every step to ensure that future Republican presidential nominees are given that opportunity elsewhere," McDaniel wrote in a letter to the commission at the time.

Source: CNN April 15, 2022 09:31 UTC