Ronna McDaniel defended President Trump shortly after her uncle, Mitt Romney, announced he would vote to convict him in the Senate impeachment trial
Ronna McDaniel, the chairwoman of the Republican National Committee, defended President Donald Trump on Wednesday shortly after Sen. Mitt Romney, her uncle, announced he would vote to convict him in the Senate impeachment trial.
"This is not the first time I have disagreed with Mitt, and I imagine it will not be the last," McDaniel on Twitter. "The bottom line is President Trump did nothing wrong, and the Republican Party is more united than ever behind him. I, along with the @GOP, stand with President Trump."The post from the party chief came within a half hour of Romney's brief remarks from the Senate floor, where the Utah RepublicanThe Senate voted toTrump later Wednesday of impeachment articles related to the Ukraine scandal charging him with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.
An ardent champion of the president and ally of the White House, McDaniel has repeatedly sought since Trump's election to distinguish herself from Romney, who has not shied away from criticizing the administration.
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