Lara Trump, the daughter-in-law of President-elect Donald Trump, mentioned she has withdrawn her identify from consideration to interchange outgoing Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, as she teased a “big announcement” subsequent month.
The announcement comes greater than a month after the incoming president tapped Rubio as his secretary of state designee, prompting hypothesis that Lara Trump may fill the vacant seat within the US Senate.
“After an incredible amount of thought, contemplation, and encouragement from so many, I have decided to remove my name from consideration for the United States Senate,” Lara Trump posted to X.
“I could not have been more honored to serve as RNC co-chair during the most high-stakes election of our lifetime and I’m truly humbled by the unbelievable support shown to me by the people of our country, and here in the great state of Florida. I have read so many of your kind messages and I cannot thank you enough.”
She added that she has a “big announcement” that she’s going to share in January, whereas expressing her dedication to public service.
“I remain incredibly passionate about public service and look forward to serving our country again sometime in the future,” she continued.
“In the meantime, I wish Governor DeSantis the best of luck with his appointment.”
Lara Trump, 42, stepped down because the co-chair of the Republican Nationwide Committee this month, a task she has held since March, additional fueling buzz about her nabbing Rubio’s seat.
Trump is married to Eric Trump, Donald Trump’s son.
The incoming president had been urgent for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to decide on his member of the family to function the Sunshine State’s subsequent senator till revealing final week that he was not holding out hope.
The Republican governor will choose Rubio’s alternative – if the senator is confirmed to steer the State Division in January – who will serve out his six-year time period, which ends in 2026.
DeSantis has underscored that he desires a “senator who will help President Trump deliver on his election mandate, be strong on immigration and border security, take on the entrenched bureaucracy and administrative state” and be a conservative champion broadly.
The term-limited governor has set his sights on choosing a senator early subsequent month.
