South Carolina Republican Party leader Drew McKissick will step down as RNC co-chair in March

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCBD)- Drew McKissick, who serves as Chairman of the South Carolina Republican Party, announced Monday that he will step down as co-chair of the Republican National Committee (RNC) next month.

“I’m honored to have had the privilege to serve as RNC Co-Chair for this past year, as well as to have worked with so many grassroots leaders to help make our party successful,” McKissick said in a statement, adding “It’s what drives me.”

McKissick said he looks forward to working with the RNC and former President Donald Trump’s campaign to “make sure that we WIN this November by taking back the White House, the Senate, and maintaining our majority in the House of Representatives.”

“My pledge is to do anything that I can to work together and make that a reality,” he added.

McKissick shared news of his impending exit just hours after RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said she would resign from her post on March 8, as former President Trump looks to shuffle the organization’s leadership as he closes in on the party’s presidential nomination.

The decision was not unexpected. McDaniel had reportedly planned to step down after the South Carolina primary Saturday, and Trump has already endorsed his preferred replacement, RNC general counsel Michael Whatley.

Trump has endorsed his daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, to serve as the next co-chair.

“You may have heard my father-in-law endorsed me to co-chair the RNC,” she said during a visit to Trump’s campaign headquarters in North Charleston last week. “I’m here to do whatever I can to make sure we get this country back on track.”

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The Hill contributed to this report.