The months-long chaos surrounding the Michigan Republican Party finally showed signs of abating as the Republican National Committee on Wednesday officially ruled that Kristina Karamo was properly removed from her position as chair and Pete Hoekstra is the rightful leader of the state party.
The fight within the Michigan GOP stems from criticism over Karamo’s fundraising strategy, failure to address the party’s debt, and surrounding herself with questionable advisers. Hoekstra, the former ambassador to the Netherlands under Donald Trump, released a statement on Wednesday acknowledging the RNC’s decision and asking Karamo to end her attempts to remain as chair of the party, The Detroit News reported.
“Both the RNC and our party’s presumptive nominee Donald Trump have now come forward and recognized me as the duly elected chair of the Michigan Republican Party,” Hoekstra said…
