GOP chairman Priebus: 'It will take some time' to unify behind Trump
Julia Manchester, CNN
Updated 12:59 PM ET, Wed May 4, 2016
Washington (CNN)Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus offered a stilted embrace of his party's presumptive nominee Wednesday, acknowledging that the fractious primary means some GOP voters need to heal before unifying behind Donald Trump.
"It will take some time. This was a very contentious battle. It's not easy when you have 17 candidates and people's second and third choices didn't win," Priebus told CNN's Alisyn Camerota on "New Day."
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However, in a tweet posted after Trump's victory, Priebus referred to Trump as the GOP's "presumptive nominee" and called for party unity, though he noted that the real estate developer still needs more delegates to clinch the nomination.
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"If Donald Trump ultimately becomes the nominee, which I think he will be, he's going to be joining the party " Priebus said. "The candidates join us, we don't join the candidates. So our party platform is clear, the things we believe in are clear. We don't change what we believe in as a party."
