WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lara Trump, the daughter-in-law of newly elected President Donald Trump, said she would step down as co-chair of the Republican National Committee (RNC) and consider a vacancy in the U.S. Senate if Marco Rubio is confirmed as secretary of state .
“The task I came to do is now accomplished and I plan to formally resign from the RNC at our next meeting,” she said in a Sunday evening post on X, which listed fundraising, election integrity and voter turnout as goals that were achieved.
Lara Trump told the Associated Press in an interview that she was open to filling the U.S. Senate seat that would become vacant if the Senate confirms Trump’s choice of Marco Rubio as the next secretary of state.
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“It’s something I would seriously consider,” she told the AP. “If I’m being completely transparent, I don’t know exactly what that would look like. 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.”
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis would choose a replacement to serve out the remainder of Rubio’s six-year term, which ends in 2026.
Lara Trump and Michael Whatley, leader of the North Carolina Republican Party, took over leadership of the RNC in March, which played a key role in rallying voters and funds for the Nov. 5 general election. Trump asked Whatley last week to remain chairman of the organization.
(Reporting by Doina Chiacu; Editing by Andrew Heavens)
