Trump-approved Joe Gruters officially takes over as RNC chairman Friday

Atlanta, Georgia – Joe Gruters, longtime ally of President Trump, was named next Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Friday.

RNC committee members elected Grats-Chairman’s support Donald Trump – As directors, they completed their business at summer meetings, which they held this year in the capital and largest cities of Georgia.

Florida Senator, member of the RNC committee from Sunshine State, Treasurer of the National Committee and long-time Trump allies will take over as Chairman Michael Whatley, Michael Whatley, who runs for Senate in the North Carolina Senate campaign for Giants, succeeding Thom Tillis.

“I have a great job that will serve as the RNC chairman,” Trump wrote in a social media post a month ago, acknowledging Whatley in the Senate game and serving as party chairman. “His name is, Joe Gruters, and he will receive my complete and comprehensive recognition.”

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The president called Gruters, who co-chaired Trump’s 2016 campaign in Florida, a “heavy advocate for our movement” and “Margo Warriors who have been with us from the start.”

Trump said the 48-year-old Gruters, who served as Florida Republican chairman from 2019 to 2023, “helped us achieve a huge historical victory statewide.”

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RNC insider points to surge in Republican voter registration In Florida During Gruters’s tenure as chairman of the state party, he said he played a role in turning “a very purple country into a ruby-red country” and that’s what he will bring nationwide. ”

“He won the Republican campaign, voted out, and protected the vote in Florida,” the insider said.

Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley was interviewed by Fox News Digital Numbers in Washington, D.C. on July 14, 2025 (Paul Steinhauser-Fox News)

Gruters’ promotion as RNC chairman is the latest sign that Trump has taken full control of the National Party Committee.

“The Republicans are united under President Trump,” insiders told Fox News. “This is in stark contrast to the Democratic Party, which cannot raise funds and is rude.”

After being elected president in 2016, Trump chose Ronna McDaniel, then chairman of the Republican Party of Mitchgan, as the chairman of the RNC and supported her re-elect in 2019 and 2021. At the time in 2023, McDaniel won a two-year term for the first four years, when Grand Trump won the election in four years in 2023.

But Trump was frustrated with McDaniel, planning her strike more than a year later and supporting Whatley as her replacement. Last March, when Trump won the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, Whatley was elected as chairman at the RNC meeting in Houston. Lara Trump, the daughter of Trump, was elected as co-chair.

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Whatley and RNC coordinate with Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign to help the party guide The election victory last November, When the Republicans won the White House and Senate victory and held on to its fragile majority in the House.

This year, the RNC enjoys strong fundraising campaigns with the White House and Congress taking control, and currently has a large cash lead on its competitors. Commission of Democratic States With the development of next year’s midterm elections for both sides.

RNC Chairman Michael Whatley announces he will run for North Carolina Senate in Gastonia, North Carolina on July 31, 2025 (Fox News Digital- Paul Steinhauser)

Whatley announced his Senate bid on July 31, four days after Democrats landed on former two-term Gov. Roy Cooper.

“President Trump deserves an allies, North Carolina should have a strong conservative voice in the Senate,” Whatley stressed. “I would be that voice.”

Senate Games Battlefield North Carolina It is expected to be one of the most expensive and competitive people in the country as the Republicans defend its 53-47 majority in its chambers.

“We will be the most expensive Senate game in the country’s history,” Whatley told Fox News Digital. “But look, we will be able to improve the resources needed to tell stories, and we will work across the entire 100 counties of North Carolina to tell our stories.

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Gruters is an accountant who has spent nearly a decade in the Florida Legislature, and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles is a Floridian, co-runner for Trump’s 2024 presidential election.

Glats often clashed with two-term Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, the state.

Groots supports Trump’s support for DeSantis in the 2024 Republican presidential nomination contest.