Gov. Ron DeSantis never had to say whether he would support former Republican National Committee co-chair Lara Trump for the Senate seat.
He said Saturday that he is no longer interested in replacing Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
“After incredible thought, deliberation, and encouragement from an incredible number of people, I have decided to remove my name from consideration by the United States Senate,” Trump wrote on X, adding: We wish Governor DeSantis the best of luck.” schedule. “
Lara Trump said DeSantis is expected to take the job in the coming weeks after President-elect Donald Trump downplayed the possibility of her appointment. denied interest.
“Maybe not (hopefully), but I don’t know. Ron is doing a good job and that’s his choice. It has nothing to do with me,” President-elect Trump told reporters in Palm Beach on Monday. spoke.
Lara Trump, who was elected co-chair of the RNC in March, played a key role in helping Republicans regain control of the White House and the Senate while maintaining a narrow House majority. Given her high political profile and relationship with the next president, her future actions could shape Republican politics.
She has previously claimed that it is an “honour” to serve in the Senate and that she “loves” it, pointing to the fact that she has lived in Florida for the past three and a half years as evidence that she knows the state well. He pointed out that he became a senator because of DeSantis. First in Florida.
The idea of including Trump’s family in the Senate was supported by some Republicans, including Tesla’s mother and SpaceX CEO Maye Musk. Elon Muskthe person Trump named co-head of the group. tasked with cutting federal spending and regulation During his second term as president.
With the president-elect’s daughter-in-law no longer an option, speculation is back to normal in Florida. These include First Lady Casey DeSantis, Attorney General Ashley Moody, DeSantis Chief of Staff James Usmayer, former House Speaker Jose Oliva, Lt. Gov. Janet Nunes, and others.
DeSantis said Floridians are likely to do so. We will know the next senator by early January..
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