Ronna McDaniel is coming under even more fire for alleged frivolous spending as insiders claim she’s using donor money as a ‘personal piggybank’ – amid revelations the Republican National Conference spent nearly half-a-million dollars on her luxury Washington, D.C. apartment and another $75,000 on beauty and spa services.
The RNC chairwoman, who is facing a tough reelection racee for an unprecedented fourth term on Friday, has faced criticism from her opponents for wasteful spending of donor funds meant for getting more Republicans elected.
A new review of Federal Election Committee filings show that funds went toward rent in one of the most luxury apartment buildings in Washington, D.C., which includes an indoor pool, hot tub, sauna, steam room, Equinox gym, indoor basketball court and bowling alley, among other amenities.
RNC member for Hawaii Laura Nakanelua, who is backing McDaniel’s challenger Harmeet Dhillon, said people have a right to know how the money is being spent and whispers of questionable spending have circulated for weeks.