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Former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele endorses Joe Biden

Michael Steele, the former chairman of the Republican National Committee, has endorsed Joe Biden, the 2020 Democratic presidential nominee. Steele announced he was votingagainst the Republican Party in an ad by the Lincoln Project, a group of Republican strategists dedicated to seeing President Trump’s defeat.

“For four years, many have said there will come a moment. Well, this is the moment. Because this ballot is like none ever cast,” Steele said in the ad released Tuesday. “Now, I’m a lifelong Republican – and I’m still a Republican. But this ballot is how we restore the soul of our nation: Electing a good man, Joe Biden, and a trailblazer, Kamala Harris, and ensure an orderly transfer of power, or plunge our country into chaos.”

“America or Trump? I choose America,” Steele said. Continue reading.

Ex-RNC chair Steele ‘exasperated’ by ‘dumba–‘ Trump supporters who refuse to wear masks

Former Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Michael Steele said Wednesday he’s “exhausted” and “exasperated” by what he described as “dumbass” Trump supporters who refuse to wear masks.

“I’ve talked to enough of them over the last few days,” Steele said on MSNBC. “I’m exhausted, I’m exasperated. You know, at this point it’s like, save who you can save because there’s only so much you can do.”

“The fact that we have to literally beg people to wear a mask to save their own dumb ass from getting sick — I’m sorry, to me, it is beyond the imagination,” added Steele, who was RNC chairman from 2009-2011. Continue reading.

Former RNC chair Michael Steele joins anti-Trump group

Former chairman of the Republican National Committee Michael Steele is joining the Lincoln Project, a group of Republicans working to prevent President Donald Trump’s re-election. 

“Today is the day where things should matter and you need to take stock of what matters to you — and the kind of leader you want to lead in these moments. And for me, it ain’t him,”

Steele, a political analyst for MSNBC said making the announcement to host Nicole Wallace on Monday afternoon. Steele was the first African American to be elected to statewide office in Maryland, serving as lieutenant governor from 2003 to 2007. He was also the first African American to serve as chairman of the RNC. Continue reading.