National Republican Party rejects Missouri’s delegates to presidential convention

(Missourinet) —  The national Republican Party has rejected Missouri’s slate of 54 delegates to this month’s presidential convention.

The move comes after a complaint was filed by two delegates to the state convention, which was held in Springfield two months ago. According to the Missouri Independent, the event was rife with chaos and the delegates selected were not properly credentialed.

The original slate of 54 candidates for delegate slots was replaced after a rule change that favored newer “grassroots” conventiongoers named “The Truly Grassroots for Trump.” They also elected Sophia Shore as convention chair, who happens to be campaign manager for Bill Eigel, who’s running for governor. Eigel was among the 54 rejected delegates, along with fellow gubernatorial contender Jay Ashcroft.

Meanwhile, the Republican National Committee has given the Missouri GOP until 5:00 p.m. Friday to select new delegates to the presidential convention. The convention is scheduled to start on Monday, July 15th, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.