Sean Spicer: Politico Story that We Are ‘Leveraging’ Trump ‘Is False’

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BERMAN: “I don't think it's a shock to you that Donald Trump is the front runner in this campaign right now in the republican side. i also don't think i'll be the first one to tell you that the RNC has had a complicated relationship with Donald Trump over time. there's been a lot of give and take. there's an article in politico this morning which suggests that the RNC  chair is saying that Donald Trump needs the RNC. The RNC is going to have some influence on Donald Trump going forward because the RNC is, frankly, necessary, and you are recorded in this article saying the bottom line is no nominee can win without the party. what do you mean?

SPICER: “Well, no nominee can win without the party. Reince Priebus has put four years of data and field staff out there building the party, ensuring whoever the nominee is prepared to go. the candidates are out there fighting a primary battle. they're focused on winning the early states, the 11 states on march 1st. the job of the RNC is to think down the road, what to do to get the electoral votes necessary to recapture the white house. that means the RNC is the only entity that's been building the ground game in communities, building up the data that we have, the relationships, so when that nominee gets decided by the voters, we're ready to go and help him secure a victory in November.

BERMAN: “If that's Trump, he will need you and you will be there?”

SPICER: “If it's anybody. The political story is false in the idea that we're leveraging anybody. It's a relationship. You don't tell anybody you'll do this or that. That's false. What I believe is important is we need the nominee. The nominee needs us, and we're going to be proud participants in helping them win back the White House.”