Trump will have to make loyalty pledge to join RNC debate stage, Ronna McDaniel says

Republican Presidential candidates will person to promise support for nan eventual nominee successful bid to beryllium included connected nan Republican National Committee's statement stage, RNC chair Ronna McDaniel said Sunday.

McDaniel says candidates will person to motion nan promise anterior to nan first superior debate, which will beryllium held successful Milwaukee. Former President Trump has expressed guidance to nan pledge, however, echoing his hesitancy to make nan aforesaid promise successful 2016.

"We’re saying you’re not going to get connected nan statement shape unless you make this pledge," McDaniel said connected CNN's "State of nan Union" connected Sunday. "Anyone getting connected nan Republican national committee statement stage should beryllium capable to say, 'I will support nan will of nan voters and nan eventual nominee of our party."

"I deliberation they're each going to sign it. I really do," McDaniel added. "I deliberation President Trump would like to beryllium connected nan statement stage."

THIS STATE WILL PLAY AN OUTSIZED ROLE IN PICKING THE 2024 GOP PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE

RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel says GOP candidates will person to promise support for nan eventual nominee if they want to subordinate nan RNC debates. (Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Former President Donald Trump has said he doesn't want to motion a promise to support immoderate Republican nominee. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Trump himself indicated he wouldn't support specified a promise successful an question and reply pinch blimpish power big Hugh Hewitt successful January.

"It would person to dangle connected who nan nominee was," Trump told Hewitt erstwhile asked astir losing nan information to personification else.

TRUMP'S IN - SO IS HALEY - HOW LARGE WILL THE GOP 2024 FIELD GROW?

So far, only Trump and erstwhile South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley person formally announced their candidacy for 2024. Several others whitethorn participate nan ring, however, including erstwhile Vice President Mike Pence, erstwhile Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Trump himself has immoderate staunch opponents wrong nan Republican Party, including erstwhile Speaker Paul Ryan. Ryan pledged this play that he would not be nan Republican National Convention if Trump was nan nominee.

Nikki Haley announced her 2024 bid for President successful Charleston, SC successful beforehand of a crowd of respective 100 supporters. She is nan only formally-declared Republican campaigner speech from Donald Trump. (Fox News)

Former Vice President Mike Pence is apt to propulsion his chapeau successful nan ringing for nan 2024 Republican statesmanlike nomination. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

"If we nominate Trump again, we're going to lose. It's conscionable that clear," Ryan told Fox 6 past week. "We mislaid pinch him successful ‘18, ’20 and '22. We cognize this. He will costs america different election, truthful I'm conscionable excited astir personification not named Trump."

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"There are awesome group running. I cognize them all. They're each beautiful decent friends of mine, and truthful I deliberation immoderate 1 of these candidates that are reasoning astir getting successful nan title if they get successful nan race, would beryllium a awesome candidate," he added. "I deliberation we're going to hit Joe Biden if we don't tally Donald Trump."