President-elect Donald Trump is pressing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to name Lara Trump as Sen. Marco Rubio's Senate successor, a source told Fox Digital.
President-elect Donald Trump is pressing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to name his daughter-in-law Lara Trump to fill Sen. Marco Rubio's seat in the Sunshine State, Fox Digital has learned. President-elect Trump named Rubio as his pick for secretary of state last month, leaving DeSantis the decision to name a successor to the position. DeSantis said last month that he will likely name his pick for the seat by early January.
It is something I would seriously consider,' she told The Associated Press. 'If I’m being completely transparent, I don’t know exactly what that would look like. 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% consider it.' She additionally told Fox News' Sean Hannity last month that she 'would love to serve the people of Florida' and 'would love to consider' filling the seat if asked.
This is not the first time Lara Trump has been in the midst of Senate speculation. Following the 2020 presidential election, rumors spread across Washington, D.C., that the Trump daughter-in-law was considering a Senate run in her home state of North Carolina. She ultimately decided against a run, endorsing now-Sen. Ted Budd. Fox News Digital's Christina Shaw and Alex Nitzberg contributed to this report.
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