Lara Trump ‘100pc’ interested in Florida senator spot as she steps down from RNC role

Lara Trump has announced she plans to step down as Republican National Committee co-chairman as she said she would “100 per cent” consider becoming Florida’s new senator.

Mrs Trump, who is married to Donald Trump’s son Eric, announced her resignation on X before revealing she would “seriously consider” replacing Marco Rubio, whom the president-elect has tapped as his secretary of state.

“If I’m being completely transparent, I don’t know exactly what that would look like,” she told reporters on Sunday. “And I certainly want to get all of the information possible if that is something that’s real for me. But yeah, I would 100 per cent consider it.”

If Mr Rubio’s Cabinet selection is confirmed, Ron DeSantis, the Florida governor and one-time rival of Mr Trump, will decide who fills the vacancy for the remainder of the senator’s term, which expires in 2026.

Appointed to her RNC post in March, Mr Trump’s daughter-in-law emerged as one of his key surrogates on the presidential campaign trail, and her installation would make her the first member of the president-elect’s family to serve in the Senate.

The proposal has been lauded by Senate Republicans including Rick Scott, the junior senator from Florida, who told Axios last month: “I hope that’s exactly who DeSantis picks” when asked if he supported Mrs Trump for the vacancy.

Meanwhile, Maye Musk, the mother of Tesla and SpaceX billionaire Elon Musk, has also drummed up support for the 42-year-old.

“The Senate is an old man’s club. We desperately need a smart, young, outspoken woman who will reveal their secrets,” she posted on X.

Mr Musk, who spent time with Mrs Trump on election night at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, replied to his mother’s post: “Lara Trump is genuinely great.”

‘Job complete’

During Mrs Trump’s tenure, the RNC recruited around 230,000 volunteers and an army of lawyers to carry out its “election integrity” effort, designed to clamp down on voter fraud following false claims that the election was stolen from Donald Trump in 2020.

Mrs Trump said she felt she had accomplished the three goals she set out to achieve: surpassing all fundraising records, building “the largest army of lawyers and poll watchers to ensure election integrity” and turning out “millions” of early voters.

“The job I came to do is now complete and I intend to formally step down from the RNC at our next meeting,” she wrote on X.

Michael Whatley will remain as RNC chairman.

It comes after Mrs Trump, a former TV producer and Fox news contributor, told the TV channel last month that she would “love” to represent Florida at the Senate.

“I would love to serve the people of Florida. This is my home state now, and has been for three years. This is where Eric and I live, and truly to have that opportunity, I think would be incredible,” she said.

“No one knows better than I do the America First agenda or the goals of Donald Trump in the coming four years. So if I am asked, I would love to consider it, but I have yet to have a conversation with Governor DeSantis, so we will have to see.”