Source: Politics<\/p>\n
Republican National Committee chief of staff Mike Reed is set to step down from his role later this month.<\/p>\n
Reed had served as chief of staff at the committee since Jan. 2022. In an email to staff on Tuesday, obtained by POLITICO, he said that he wanted to focus on his \u201cgrowing family [that] needs and deserves my attention.\u201d<\/p>\n
Two people familiar with Reed\u2019s move say it has been in the works for around a year. They said he accepted his new job with Cornerstone, a government relations and public affairs firm, last fall but chose to remain at the RNC through the committee\u2019s winter meeting last week in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n
But the move also comes amid growing speculation that former President Donald Trump, the strong frontrunner for the Republican Party nomination, will push for a shakeup in leadership at the committee. And Reed himself acknowledged that timing element in his note to staffers.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know the timing of this news comes as many rumors in the press swirl and we prepare to merge with the presumptive nominee. I assure you, the RNC is in an incredibly strong position,\u201d Reed wrote.<\/p>\n