Rep. Lee Zeldin won’t run for Republican National Committee chair, trashes ‘pre-baked’ reelection of Ronna McDaniel

Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., said Wednesday that he won’t run for Republican National Committee chair even as he fired off a new salvo at party boss Ronna McDaniel over mounting GOP losses.

Fresh off his better-than-expected losing campaign for New York governor, Zeldin called for new Republican leadership and denounced McDaniel for effectively short-circuiting a challenge.

“I won’t be running for RNC Chair at this time with McDaniel’s reelection pre-baked by design, but that doesn’t mean she should even be running again,” Zeldin said in a tweet. “It’s time the GOP elects new leadership! It’s time for fresh blood!”