In response to Donald Trump officially backing MAGA extremist and election denier Michael Whatley as head of the RNC, DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement:

“If there were ever a doubt that Donald Trump would bend America’s institutions to his will in a second term, look no further than how he treats his own party. With his endorsement of election denying conspiracy theorist Michael Whatley for chair of the RNC, Trump is making it clear that the GOP is the home for insurrectionists and extreme MAGA fanatics. Whatley already threatened our democracy once before when he spread lies about the results of the 2020 election. Now, Trump is rewarding him in just the latest display that democracy will be on the ballot this November.”