Trump opposes plan to pressure RNC into making him the GOP's 'presumptive nominee'

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Former President Donald Trump said Thursday that he does not support efforts to pressure the Republican National Committee into declaring him a "presumptive nominee."

The former president made the remarks Thursday on his proprietary social media platform, Truth Social.

"While I greatly appreciate the Republican National Committee (RNC) wanting to make me their PRESUMPTIVE NOMINEE, and while they have far more votes than necessary to do it, I feel, for the sake of PARTY UNITY, that they should NOT go forward with this plan, but that I should do it the ‘Old Fashioned’ way, and finish the process off AT THE BALLOT BOX," Trump wrote.

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Trump's statement pushes back on efforts led by a former aide of his campaign, David Bossie — an RNC committee member who has urged Republicans to rally around the former president despite the ongoing primary.

Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley is facing growing calls for her to leave the 2024 presidential race as the RNC nearly considered a resolution to declare Trump the party's presumptive nominee.

The RNC was set to consider a resolution that, if approved, would have declared Trump to be the party's presumptive nominee for president in 2024. Fox News Digital obtained a copy of the resolution on Thursday, but it