Former RNC chair Michael Steele joins anti-Trump group
Source: CNN
(CNN)Former chairman of the Republican National Committee Michael Steele is joining the Lincoln Project, a group of Republicans working to prevent President Donald Trump's re-election.
"Today is the day where things should matter and you need to take stock of what matters to you -- and the kind of leader you want to lead in these moments. And for me, it ain't him," Steele, a political analyst for MSNBC said making the announcement to host Nicole Wallace on Monday afternoon.
Steele was the first African American to be elected to statewide office in Maryland, serving as lieutenant governor from 2003 to 2007. He was also the first African American to serve as chairman of the RNC.
"I get my role as a former national chairman. I get it, but I'm an American. I get my role as a former party leader. I'm still an American," Steele told Wallace, adding, "And these things matter to me more than aligning myself with a party that has clearly decided it would rather be sycophantic than principled."
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/24/politics/michael-steele-lincoln-project/index.html
Paladin
(28,262 posts)Illumination
(2,458 posts)cstanleytech
(26,293 posts)tainted beyond any hope of redemption.
Auggie
(31,172 posts)JI7
(89,250 posts)rid of Trump.
COL Mustard
(5,897 posts)To the land of Never Trump! I'm glad to say I was one from the moment he announced, and have never wavered!
C Moon
(12,213 posts)rpannier
(24,329 posts)That's pretty much it
AC_Mem
(1,979 posts)since the beginning of this residency. I believe he saw what we see and was horrified. I give him credit for stepping up. If he can influence others then all the better. I welcome any and all who will help us out of this nightmare.