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Upon Senator Marco Rubio’s selection as Donald Trump’s secretary of state, rumors have swirled over whom Gov. Ron DeSantis might select to serve out the remainder of Rubio’s term. Lara Trump, daughter-in-law of President-elect Donald Trump, was quickly floated as a replacement.
LaraTrumpacknowledgedtherumorsandexpressedopennesstotherole,tellingFoxNews’sMariaBartiromolastmonth,“IfthisissomethingI’maskedtodo,Iwouldseriouslyconsiderit,”whilenotingthatGov.RonDeSantis(R-Fla.)hadnotyetcontactedher.
Earlierthismonth,sheevenresignedasRNCco-chair,fuelingspeculationshewassendingamessagetoGov.DeSantisthatshewasavailablefortheposition.However,shehasnowofficiallywithdrawnhernamefromconsideration
“Afteranincredibleamountofthought,contemplation,andencouragementfromsomany,IhavedecidedtoremovemynamefromconsiderationfortheUnitedStatesSenate,”shewroteinapostonX.“IcouldnothavebeenmorehonoredtoserveasRNCco-chairduringthemosthigh-stakeselectionofourlifetimeandI’mtrulyhumbledbytheunbelievabl
