A Republican operative who used to serve as a political adviser to Donald Trump, and who continues to profess political support for the billionaire, has come forward on national television to accuse the RNC of staging a war room of sorts aimed at secretly dumping Trump in the polls.
“I talk to a lot of reporters on background,” said Roger Stone, former Trump adviser and current Trump supporter, to CNN. “Sometimes [on an] off the record basis. Sometimes, when I say to them, ‘Where did you get this hit piece of information on Trump?’ They’ll tell me, ‘Oh, a source at the Republican National Committee.’ Come on. This is the game. It’s the way it works.”
Stone alleged the RNC was engaging in secret, backdoor dealings to get Trump out of the lead for the Republican Party nomination for president – but sadly admitted he had no proof.
“[RNC Chairman Reince Preibus] will deny this if anybody even bothers to ask him about it,” Stone said, CNN reported.
So CNN asked. And the RNC did deny, in a roundabout, mocking manner.
“It’s located at Area 51,” said RNC spokesperson Allison Moore. “Elvis runs it.”
Trump and the Republican Party did have a testy start to the campaign season, with the billionaire businessman at a couple of key points complaining the RNC wasn’t treating him well, and as such, said he would consider a third-party run if he wasn’t “treated fairly.”
