00:00The ayes have it, and Joe Gruters is elected as the chairman of the Republican National Committee.
00:22Mr. Chairman, congratulations. The podium is yours.
00:30Thank you all so much. Now the party is in great hands moving forward.
00:44The skies are clear.
00:49I love the chairman. Thank you. What an incredible honor.
00:53First and foremost, I want to thank my fellow members of the Republican National Committee, all of you.
00:57And I hope you enjoy the jackets on your seats.
01:01There are nine of you. Yes.
01:05There are personalized. There are nine of you who don't have jackets because I didn't make the communication in time,
01:11but I'm going to get you jackets in time.
01:14You just have to send me your sizes.
01:15But hopefully you'll wear those on a consistent basis, back it in your home states as a signal of unity, as a signal of leadership.
01:25The talent hours that you dedicate and the sacrifices you make and the commitment that you show to advancing our cause,
01:31in every state, in every community, you are the engine of our party.
01:36The chairman, Michael Watley, again, he, we have giant shoes to fill.
01:45He's done such an incredible job as chairman.
01:48It's going to be hard to keep the pace that he has set.
01:51We have $84 million cash on hand.
01:54And to think about it right now, the Democrats have $15 million cash on hand.
01:59That doesn't mean that we're going to be able to rest or to slow down because we're going to have to continue to move as fast as we can.
02:06And Chairman Watley, when he was called by the president to serve as the next U.S. senator of North Carolina, which he will win,
02:19all of us are going to make sure that he wins.
02:21And make sure you go to WatleyForSenate.com to support him and to help him.
02:27He has been an incredible chairman.
02:29And I just want to say thank you for his leadership again and everything you've done for the party.
02:34And Godspeed for you in your efforts to be the next U.S. senator from North Carolina.
02:38Let's give him a round of applause.
02:45And to our outstanding vice president, J.D. Vance, and our co-chair, Casey Crosby, and the entire RNC team,
02:53your leadership will help us build the strongest, most energized Republican National Committee in history.
03:00And again, Casey Crosby is all class, right?
03:04Here we are serving together, and I tell everybody I hope to have as good of a relationship that you had with the chairman moving forward with you.
03:13She is everywhere.
03:14Just like Michael Wiley was everywhere, Casey Crosby has taken this job very seriously.
03:20She has been everywhere, and she deserves a round of applause for everything that she's done for our party.
03:24And of course, none of us would be here without the vision and courage of President Donald J. Trump.
03:39His movement reshaped American politics and brought millions of working men and women into our party.
03:48Mr. President, thank you for the faith in me and for everything you do to fight for America's future.
03:56Today is not about one person.
03:58It is about our mission.
04:00The midterms are ahead where we must expand our majority in the House and the Senate and continue electing Republicans nationwide.
04:08And then we march forward towards the presidential election, where the stakes cannot be higher.
04:13The Democrats want open borders, socialist policies, and weak leadership.
04:20We want strong families, secure communities, and American greatness.
04:26That's why we must unite, innovate, and work harder than ever before.
04:30And I always say, and all of you guys deal with this, there's so many factions of the Republican Party.
04:36I'm sure you've seen online Joe Gruters is not as good of a conservative, we could do better.
04:40But here's the deal.
04:41At the end of the day, whatever party does a better job of uniting the factions and bringing everybody together, we all win at the end.
04:51But everything moving forward begins with election integrity.
04:56Every legal vote must be counted, every ballot protected, and Republicans must be ready to win before, during, and after Election Day.
05:05That also means registering new voters, turning out Republicans in every precinct, and investing in the technology and ground game to win.
05:19Not just in red states, but everywhere.
05:22Every vote matters.
05:24And through it all, we will stay true to our principles.
05:28Faith, family, freedom, and opportunity.
05:32These are not just Republican values, they are American values.
05:36Together, we will expand our Republican majority and deliver sweeping victories that will shape America for generations to come.
05:44So let's get to work, let's win, and let's save America.
05:48Thank you and God bless to every single one of you.
06:21Great job.
06:22We're going to win.
06:23We will now proceed to elect.
06:26Oh, before that, I have to resign as treasurer.
06:29And I would ask for unanimous consent from the committee to accept my resignation as treasurer.
06:40Jennifer Rich is going to be much better.
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