Announcing his endorsement of Whatley, Trump cited his strong record on promoting election integrity: The RNC MUST be a good partner in the Presidential election.
Michael has been with me from the beginning, has done a great job in his home state of North Carolina, and is committed to election integrity, which we must have to keep fraud out of our election so it can't be stolen.
Despite being a traditionally conservative state, Whatley is considered to have done a great job in managing the party's prospects in North Carolina, where they hold a supermajority that has allowed them to override the vetoes of Democratic Governor Roy Cooper on key issues such as election integrity.
As well as chairing the state party, Whatley serves as general counsel for the national RNC, a position he was appointed to in February 2022, despite having never formally practiced law.
Whatley's experience with the 2000 Florida recount that eventually handed George W. Bush the presidency may be of particular interest to Trump, given the very real prospect of another disputed election in which both refuse to concede.
The current NCGOP Chair was elected through a process that defied the on-floor, in-person voting requirements set out in the State Convention Rules, calling the Party leadership's legitimacy into question, much less the NCGOP's own public pronouncements regarding election integrity.
Others have attempted to paint Whatley as an establishment figure given his history of working with the Bush administration: Advertisement Although Trump's endorsement will inevitably carry significant weight, there are no guarantees that Whatley will assume the role.
https://redstate.com/benkew/2024/02/13/who-is-michael-whatley-trumps-choice-to-lead-the-rnc-n2170035
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