Staff Reports
To guarantee that proponents of the former president's program have a significant presence on the Republican National Committee's Platform Committee, the Trump team is taking significant action. They fear that in the run-up to the general election, far-right conservatives may advocate for positions on abortion and same-sex marriage that will alienate votes.
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The party's positions on a wide range of policy topics are heavily influenced by the Platform Committee, which is composed of a male and female delegate from every state and territory in the United States. Since the 2016 election, the 66-page platform that is currently in use has not been changed. The RNC chose not to adopt a new platform in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 epidemic, which was the first time in over 150 years that changes hadn't been made, according to NBC News.
Strong Trump loyalists, such former Trump ambassador to Luxembourg Randy Evans, currently hold leadership positions in the committee. Together with Russ Vought, the former head of Trump's Office of Management and Budget, he will serve as the executive director and the policy director.
The campaign is actively seeking candidates in several states to join the Platform Committee. They are wary of taking the platform too far to the right, especially when it comes to matters like marriage and abortion. Trump has repeatedly argued that states should have the final say over abortion rights, despite calls from certain far-right conservatives for a federal ban on the procedure.
