A Close Relative Of President Trump Could Soon Replace Marco Rubio In The US Senate

While President Donald Trump’s supporters, and even a few of his rivals, have praised his pick of Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) to serve as Secretary of State, the selection would create a vacancy in the Senate.

But many Republicans think they have the perfect candidate, and she shares a last name with the next president.

As The Hill reported:

Calls from Republicans are intensifying for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) to pick President-elect Trump’s daughter-in-law Lara Trump to replace his secretary of State pick, Marco Rubio, in the Senate.

On Thursday, Florida Sen. Rick Scott (R) said he hopes Trump picks his daughter-in-law, echoing his colleagues Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Katie Britt (R-Ala.). Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R) has also publicly backed her.

The public support for Lara Trump spread far and wide across social media:

My honest thoughts on Desantis and the Rubio senate seat appointment. 2 scenarios:

1) If Ron wants to run for president in 2028 or 2032. He should reach out to Trump about appointing Lara or maybe meet in the middle (Cory Mills?). Trump has the most political capital he's ever…

— Robert J Salvador (@RobertJSalvador) November 14, 2024

NEW: Senator Katie Britt is calling on Florida Governor Ron Desantis to have Lara Trump fill Sen. Marco Rubio's Senate seat.

Rubio is expected to be appointed to secretary of state which means DeSantis would have to appoint someone to fill his spot.

"She understands the… pic.twitter.com/LOtWUI3jSh

— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) November 12, 2024

GIVE ME A 👍 IF YOU WANT LARA TRUMP TO REPLACE MARCO RUBIO IN THE SENATE! pic.twitter.com/s0Jfn4l80x

— The Trump Train 🚂🇺🇸 (@The_Trump_Train) November 14, 2024

Lara Trump was a prominent figure in the 2024 presidential election, in large part due to her position as co-chair of the Republican National Committee.

She was the closing speaker at this year’s Republican National Convention, just days after her father-in-law was nearly assassinated, as USA Today reported at the time:

Lara Trump pointed to the first term of the Former President to argue for the nominee’s reelection. She noted that gas reached a record low under the Trump administration, however, that mark was set during the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic.