Lara Trump is stepping down as co-chair of the Republican National Committee, a role she has held since March, as some of Donald Trump’s allies continue to push for her to replace Florida Senator Marco Rubio on Capitol Hill.
In announcing her resignation from praised.
She has expressed openness to replacing Rubio, the president-elect’s pick of secretary of state, in the Senate, telling The Associated Press that it is a role she would “seriously consider.”
“Being completely transparent, I don’t know exactly what that would look like,” she told the AP in an article published Sunday. “And I definitely want to get all the information I can if that’s something that’s really for me. But yes, I would 100% consider it.”
Among those backing her as a potential replacement for Rubio are billionaire Elon Musk, a close ally of the new president, and his mother, Maye Musk.
But as much as allies of the president-elect push her to replace Rubio, the decision will ultimately fall to Florida Governor Ron DeSanis.
DeSantis has said he plans to make a decision on the replacement in early January, and that it would follow a process that includes “extensive screening and candidate interviews.”
