An ex-aide to Donald Trump says the former president could be out of cash, indicated by his plans to install some of his allies at the top of the Republican Party.
Former White House Director of Communications Anthony Scaramucci said on X, formerly Twitter: "Trump is out of money which is why he is going hard at Ronna Romney so he can take over the RNC treasury."
Scaramucci was referring to RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel, the niece of Republican Senator Mitt Romney, who Trump named a successor to earlier this week despite McDaniel not yet announcing she is stepping down.
Newsweek has approached a spokesperson for Trump via an email outside of working hours.
Scaramucci was Trump's White House communications director for less than two weeks in July 2017. He was removed after making comments to journalists that were deemed "inappropriate," according to then-White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump gestures to supporters after speaking at a Get Out The Vote rally at the North Charleston Convention Center on February 14 in North Charleston, South Carolina. Anthony... Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump gestures to supporters after speaking at a Get Out The Vote rally at the North Charleston Convention Center on February 14 in North Charleston, South Carolina. Anthony Scaramucci said Donald Trump wants to "take over the RNC treasury." More Win McNamee/Getty Images
Since his time in office, Scaramucci has been openly critical of Trump and has said that he will back Joe Biden if they go head-to-head again in the general election in November.
Reports by The New York Times, CNN and CBS indicated McDaniel would step down after the South Carolina primary. However, an RNC spokesperson told Newsweek that nothing has changed regarding her future.
Trump endorsed his daughter-in-law Lara Trump, wife of his son Eric Trump, to be the RNC co-chair along with North Carolina Republican Party Chair Michael Whatley.
Trump said in a statement that Lara Trump is an "extremely talented communicator" and "dedicated to all that MAGA stands for."
He added that Whatley had "done a great job in his home state of North Carolina" and is "committed to election integrity."
Whatley has previously questioned the 2020 election process.
Despite Donald Trump's claims, there is no evidence of widespread voter fraud during the 2020 election or that it was stolen.
The former president said he had also asked political consultant Chris LaCivita to be the RNC's chief operating officer.
McDaniel was chosen by Trump to lead the party after she served as chair of the Michigan Republican Party in 2017.
But Trump indicated he was he was distancing himself from the party chair in a Fox News interview this month.
"I think [McDaniel] did great when she ran Michigan for me," Trump said. "I think she did OK, initially, in the RNC. I would say right now there'll probably be some changes made."
Update 2/15/24, 9:25 a.m. ET: This article was updated with additional information and to reflect approaching Donald Trump's spokesperson for comment