Tensions between Trump and RNC grow as he steamrolls toward GOP nomination

When news broke last week that the Republican National Committee had its worst fundraising year in a decade, Donald Trump and his advisers were deeply alarmed. They began laying plans to send a clear message that things needed to change as the former president inches closer to the Republican nomination, sources familiar with the conversations tell CNN.

Trump quickly started privately and publicly making his grievances with the RNC and its chairwoman, Ronna McDaniel, more widely known — outlining his frustrations during a series of interviews, in which he questioned McDaniel’s leadership and the direction of the committee.