Trump says RNC should not pursue resolution making him ‘presumptive nominee’

Former President Trump said Thursday he did not support a push by allies at the Republican National Committee (RNC) to effectively make him the party’s presumptive nominee, even as former Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley remains in the primary race.

“While I greatly appreciate the Republican National Committee (RNC) wanting to make me their PRESUMPTIVE NOMINEE, and while they have far more votes than necessary to do it, I feel, for the sake of PARTY UNITY, that they should NOT go forward with this plan, but that I should do it the “Old Fashioned” way, and finish the process off AT THE BALLOT BOX,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

The former president’s social media post undercut an effort led by David Bossie, a former Trump campaign aide and RNC committee member, that would have made Trump the presumptive nominee via resolution.