Trump Endorses Sarasota's Joe Gruters to Lead Republican National Committee

The Republican National Committee will need a new leader soon to replace the current chairman who is stepping down to run for a North Carolina U.S. Senate seat -- and President Donald Trump’s choice is in Sarasota.

“Fortunately, I have somebody who will do a wonderful job as the Chairman of the RNC,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “His name is Joe Gruters, and he will have my Complete and Total Endorsement.”

Gruters, a Florida state senator representing Sarasota County, is the RNC’s treasurer and was previously chair of the Florida Republican Party. He is also running in 2026 to be Florida’s Chief Financial Officer.

“I’m looking forward to advancing President Trump’s America First agenda as the next Chair of the RNC," Gruters said in a statement to the Herald-Tribune. "He is the greatest President in our nation’s history, and I’m ready to serve, fight, and win for our party and our country.”

https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/local/sarasota/2025/07/25/trump-backs-sarasotas-gruters-as-rnc-chair-amid-florida-cfo-race/85370742007/

It's no surprise Gruters has Trump's support. He's the same Sarasota Republican committee dipshit who previously awarded Trump "Statesman of the Year" not once, but twice...