At the Republican National Committee Spring Meeting, former chairperson Ronna McDaniel welcomed North Carolina Republican Party Chairman Michael Whatley as the party’s new chairman, and Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law, Lara Trump (wife of Eric Trump, former Inside Edition producer), to serve as the co-chair.
NBC News reports that McDaniel “gave lengthy farewell remarks, at times fighting off tears as she thanked her family.”
As seen in the video below, a RNC member who introduced Lara Trump to the audience said: “In a world where qualifications are often measured by titles and years of experience, we’re reminded of a powerful truth: God does not call the qualified, he qualifies the called. Lara Trump is the embodiment of this truth.”
Lara Trump nomination: In a world where qualifications are often measured by titles and years of experience, we’re reminded of a truth: God does not call the qualified, he qualifies the called. Lara Trump is the embodiment of this truth pic.twitter.com/gnFK5Mjt2E
— Acyn (@Acyn) March 8, 2024
The comment — which recognizes that Trump lacks the experience for the job — is being mocked by political pundits including former White House press secretary, MSNBC star Jen Psai who responded: “Someone wrote this line and thought it was going to kill it.. ‘God does not call the qualified, he qualifies the called.’”
Lara Trump: We have to raise a lot of money. I have great news. I have a check for the RNC for $100k that has been donated pic.twitter.com/mjZVVHy8pi
— Acyn (@Acyn) March 8, 2024
During her acceptance speech, Trump presented a check for $100,000 which she said she had secured as a donation during the spring meetings.