Lara Trump, the daughter-in-law of President-elect Donald Trump, said Saturday that she's removing herself from consideration to be a Florida senator — ending speculation that she could replace Republican Sen.
Eric Trump and Lara Trump are both prominent figures in Donald Trump's political operation. They live in Florida and have two children.
President-elect Donald Trump had indicated to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that he wanted his daughter-in-law to be appointed.
Among those possibilities is replacing Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, whom Trump tapped to be the next secretary of state. If Rubio is confirmed, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will choose who takes the seat through the remainder of Rubio's term, which expires in 2026.
Sen. Marco Rubio was recently tapped by the president-elect to serve as the next secretary of state. If Rubio is confirmed by the Senate to the role, Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis would appoint a replacement until 2026. Trump told The Associated Press that she would “seriously consider” filing the seat.
President-elect Trump says he doesn't think Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will name his daughter-in-law Lara Trump to succeed Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida in the Senate.
The first daughter-in-law is reportedly angling to win appointment to Florida’s soon-to-be-vacant U.S. Senate seat.
President-elect Donald Trump doused cold water on the prospect of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis tapping Lara Trump to serve as the Sunshine State’s senator.
Lara Trump has stepped down as co-chair of the Republican National Committee, opening the door to possibly taking that Senate seat in Florida.
Lara Trump took over as co-chairwoman of the RNC earlier this year with the goal of getting her father-in-law back in the White House.
Trump has reportedly spoken with Gov. Ron DeSantis about appointing his daughter-in-law to Sen. Marco Rubio's seat after the Senate confirms Rubio as the next secretary of state.
With Eric Trump as a trusted advisor to Donald Trump's campaign and Lara Trump's ascent to cochair of the Republican National Committee, there's a new GOP power couple in town. Eric is the ...