Lara Trump Withdraws From Consideration For Senate Seat Opened By Rubio Becoming Secretary of State
“I wish Governor DeSantis the best of luck with this appointment”
Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, was promoted as someone Ron DeSantis should appoint to the open Senate seat to be vacated when Marco Rubio becomes Secretary of State.
That set up a lot of speculation that she was not at the top of DeSantis’ list, which would set up a potential tension between DeSantis and Trumpworld, though Trump was conciliatory on the issue.
But it’s not to be, she is bowing out of consideration.
“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.
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.
I do have a big announcement that I’m excited to share in January, so, stay tuned.
I remain incredibly passionate about public service and look forward to serving our country again sometime in the future. In the meantime, I wish Governor DeSantis the best of luck with this appointment.”
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.
I could not have been more honored to serve as RNC co-chair during the most high-stakes election of our… https://t.co/ARdvTQki9N
— Lara Trump (@LaraLeaTrump) December 21, 2024
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It’s a lot of boring attendance in exchange for opportunities for spectacular corruption. If you’re already rich, corruption isn’t a great attraction.
This is the right decision. The last thing Trump needs in beginning his 4 year term are chargers of nepotism.
Oh, they’ll make up some other lies about him. Give them time.
“chargers of nepotism?”
Is that like the thousands of EV chargers that the Harris-Biden administration didn’t build as promised?
Question for you… do you really think at this point that Trump gives a crap about “charges” of nepotism?
You still don’t understand the man, do you.
Do you really want to start a pissing contest over autocorrect?
If DeSantis can’t appoint a Trump without nepotism bs smears then no Dem can appoint the family member of another elected Dem.
This is stupidity even by your standards but you aren’t really a serious person.
That pretty much went by the wayside in the ’60’s, and IMO wouldn’t really apply here anyway since Trump wouldn’t be making the appointment and he and DeSantis are hardly cronies.
How about Col Alan West?
I think he is in Texas now.
DeSantis and Trump hate each other, he was NEVER going to give the Senate seat to her
NEVER
Pretty sure a Rino will get it
How do you know?
I doubt that. No governor, including Abbott (TX), but perhaps with the exception of Sarah Huckabee Sanders (AR), has been a more straight up, principled conservative.
I have been leaning towards Byron Donalds, unless he’s eyeing the governorship.
Gaetz will be DeSantis’s pick.
Probably not, but I’d be good with that. What’s with the down votes?
Because Gaetz is a career politician who has never worked a single day in his life, has no political achievements besides being the jackass who sabotoged the Republican Party from within and nearly gave the Democrats the house, has been having sex with girls he considers 18 but the rest of the country considers far too young for him resulting in an FBI investigation to check if the girl was underage, and despite spending his entire adult life in political office has never made a single political friend or ally, and has been accused by Madison Cawthorn of inviting him to orgies.
Is that enough?
No work ethic, no ability to get anything done, no achievements, no friends in the only job he has ever done…….yep not senate material.
A senator is a very serious position requiring serious people not Gaetz.
I assume it’s because Gaetz has been very clear that he’s out of the running for that seat, and he tends not to be a liar, like Joe “Pardon My Boy, Is That The Khodosivka Choo-Choo” Biden.
Whoever it is needs to have a good chance of keeping the Senate seat come the next election. No good to give the seat who would be unelectable in a statewide race.
I don’t know if she’d be unelectable, but she’s got neither a deep history as a successful politician or as a business giant. At first glance, she’s just as qualified as Hillary was to be a US senator. Which is not a very high bar. Better to give the (temp) seat to someone whose a name in their own right to position them for the next election.
Very glad to see that. Nothing against her, but she should not be appointed. She should have to run for election.
That’s a stupid comment given who ever goes in to that seat will not have been elected
Lara Trump is an articulate advocate and a determined woman. Reliable, just not a serious senatorial candidate from Florida. North Carolina? Okay
“I do have a big announcement that I’m excited to share in January, so, stay tuned.”
A little pitter-patter at her age isn’t entirely impossible, and would explain it.
She’s shown that she’s competent as well as loyal…
She’d be wasted as a junior Senator, when President Trump will need all the competent and loyal people he can find to get anything done over the next four years.
I like her…I think she has a bright future in politics if she wants it. However, she doesn’t have anything qualifying on her resume prior to her co-chairmanship. This is a wise move.