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President-elect Donald Trump is pushing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to nominate his daughter-in-law Lara Trump to fill Sen. Marco Rubio’s seat in the Sunshine State, Fox Digital has learned.
President-elect Trump nominated Rubio as secretary of state last month, leaving it up to DeSantis to name a successor to the post. DeSantis said last month that he will likely name his pick for the seat in early January.
Speculation has grown in recent weeks that Lara Trump is a likely choice for the role, as Republican lawmakers including Sens. Rick Scott, Lindsey Graham, Katie Britt and Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Florida, expressed the his support for his Senate opposition to Rubio. Lara Trump is married to the 45th president’s son, Eric Trump, and co-chaired the RNC amid the 2024 presidential campaign.
A source in President-elect Trump’s political circle said Tuesday that the former president and the future are pressing DeSantis will name Lara Trump. The comment comes as DeSantis and Trump are expected to attend the annual college football game between Army and Navy this coming weekend, Fox Digital previously reported.
Lara Trump speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference at the Gaylord National Resort Hotel And Convention Center on February 22, 2024 in National Harbor, Maryland. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
If Rubio is confirmed as the next US secretary of state, his successor would serve two years in the Senate before the seat is up for election in 2026.
LARA TRUMP ANNOUNCES LEAVING RNC CO-CHAIR AMID TALK, MAY RUN FOR FLORIDA SENATE
President-elect Donald Trump, left, and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Amid speculation about Rubio’s potential replacement, Lara Trump announced this week that she will step down as co-chair of the Republican National Committee (RNC) after serving in the role during the presidential campaign. She explained in a social media post that she accomplished three goals she sought as GOP co-chair and that she would “formally resign from the RNC at our next meeting.”
LARA TRUMP SAYS SHE WOULD ‘LOVE TO CONSULT’ FILL RUBIO’S SENATE SEAT IF DENIED HIS REQUEST
Lara Trump has publicly spoken favorably about the possibility of filling the Florida Senate Seatsaying he would “100% consider” taking the job if DeSantis offered it.
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference at The Rosen Shingle Creek on February 25, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
“It’s something I would seriously consider,” he told The Associated Press. “If I’m completely transparent, I don’t know exactly what that would look like. And I definitely want to get as much information as possible if this is a real thing for me. But yes, I would 100% consider it.”
He also told Fox News’ Sean Hannity last month that he would “love to serve the people of Florida” and would “love to consider” filling the seat if asked.
This isn’t the first time Lara Trump has found herself in the middle of Senate speculation. following the 2020 presidential electionrumors spread around Washington, DC, that Trump’s daughter-in-law was considering a Senate run in her home state of North Carolina. Ultimately, he decided not to run, supporting now-Sen. Ted Budd.
Fox News Digital’s Christina Shaw and Alex Nitzberg contributed to this report.
