Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy referred to as on Republican Nationwide Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel to resign firstly of the third GOP debate on Wednesday evening, citing the social gathering’s election losses this week.

“If you wish to come on stage tonight and also you need to look GOP voters within the eye and inform them you might be resigning, I’ll flip myself in and offer you my time,” he mentioned, directing his remark to Ms. McDaniel, who spoke. Earlier than the occasion to be held in Miami.

Since Ms. McDaniel took workplace in 2017, Republicans have misplaced seats in Congress and the White Home in 2018, 2020 and 2022, Mr. Ramaswamy mentioned.

“I believe there’s one thing deeper happening within the Republican Get together right here and I am disturbed by what occurred final evening,” he mentioned of Republicans shedding elections in Kentucky, Virginia and Ohio. “We’ve a bunch of losers on the finish of the day. There’s a most cancers within the Republican institution.”

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis additionally pointed to the GOP’s losses in Tuesday’s election, however positioned extra blame on former President Donald Trump, the front-runner for the 2024 GOP nomination.

“I’m bored with Republicans shedding,” Mr. DeSantis mentioned.

Mr. Trump skipped the controversy for the third time in a row. He was holding a big rally as an alternative in close by Hialeah, Florida.