Lara Trump confirms she’s considering running for Senate

She has been a pastry chef, personal trainer and television producer, but Lara Trump, daughter-in-law of the former president of the United States and wife of his son Eric, now has her eye on something bigger.

As rumors spread about the political future of not only Donald Trump but his eldest daughter and “heir apparent” Ivanka, the 38-year-old has confirmed that she is “absolutely” considering running for Senate in her native North Carolina, having married her. . wagon to the Trump train in 2016.

While her father-in-law often joked with donors that he “couldn’t pick her from a list,” Trump is a “household name” in his home state, a Trump campaign adviser told The New York. Times, describing the mother of two as “very charismatic” with “a natural instinct for politics.”

“It would be formidable,” Kellyanne Conway, a former White House official and director of Trump’s 2016 campaign, told the publication.

“You have the trifecta: You can raise money, raise awareness on key issues, and draw attention to your face.

“Unlike many typical politicians, she connects with people and is a compelling messenger.”

Who is Lara Trump?

As is the Trumpian way, Ms. Trump, born Lara Yunaska, has no experience of working in government.

The former personal trainer, pastry expert and producer of CBS Inside Edition married Eric Trump, Trump’s third son and second son, in a ceremony in 2014 at the self-described billionaire’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, in what was described. an “important event”.

While some credit her for helping secure the Republican vote in North Carolina in 2016, she was frequently overshadowed by the older of her two sisters-in-law.

But after the 2017 inauguration of the now 74-year-old, Ms. Trump took an active role in the White House, “organizing high-level meetings to push forward a variety of national policy initiatives.”

He also began hosting a weekly video series for the Trump campaign, “Real News Updates,” in a clip that says, “I bet you haven’t heard all about the accomplishments the president had this week, because there is a lot of news. false out there. “.

“I never knew he would say no once,” Conway told the Raleigh News & Observer about Trump.

“‘Can the phones work to raise funds?’, ‘Can we send you and your Women for Trump colleagues to the following four states?’, ‘Will you sit on a bus for hours?’ Lara never said no. “

By 2020, all that behind-the-scenes work had paid off, and Ms. Trump emerged as Donald J. Trump’s senior adviser for President Inc, the leader’s re-election committee, where her job was to “focus on fundraising. and digital merchandising efforts. “

“I never expected, when I moved to New York City nine years ago, that this would happen to me,” she told Port City Daily before speaking to local Republican women in her hometown.

“(Being part of this campaign) is the greatest thing I have done in my entire life. It is incredible.”

Lara Trump’s controversial past

In recent years, Trump has lamented that sharing a name with one of the most controversial men in the world “has not been easy for our family.”

But that hasn’t stopped him from taking an active role in Trump’s “family business” of late: actively elevating conspiracy theories, participating in the attempt to overturn last year’s presidential election results, and generally , promoting her husband’s father as America’s savior.

“My father-in-law is a very loyal individual and he is very loyal to people who are loyal to him,” he told Fox News during the Trump administration.

“When he feels that someone is not doing a good job, or is not being loyal, he is going to correct it, and I think that is what we have seen in the White House so far.”

In April 2019, he called German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s decision to accept refugees “the downfall of Germany” and “one of the worst things that ever happened” to the country that started World War II.

He ran alongside the “proud Islamophobe” and far-right conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer, and also tried to denounce Joe Biden as the rightful winner of the election.

The American voting system, he said while in Wilmington, was “full of fraud” and universal vote by mail “is not a good system, it has never been tested.”

And in October of last year, he accused Biden of suffering from severe “cognitive impairment,” attacking the then Democratic nominee for his speech impairment.

“I’m supposed to want him to fail at all times, but every time he goes up on stage or they turn to him, I say, ‘Joe, can you get him out? Let’s get the words out, Joe.’ You feel a little bad about him. Problem is, that’s his favorite, guys, okay? “

And Ivanka?

Of course, Trump is not the only family member considering running for office.

Trump has promised to run again in 2024, and Ivanka has reportedly had her mind set on the White House since 2016 and is currently working to “redeem herself” and “change her name” herself in order to return.

Rumors are circulating that she plans to run for president in the not-too-distant future, that she could serve as vice president under her father’s leadership if he wins in 2024, that she aims to challenge Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio in 2022. – though that path now appears to have been ruled out – or running for governor of Florida.

Meanwhile, Donald Trump Jr, who has the deepest connection to his father’s base, may choose to forgo a candidacy entirely, while Eric, widely regarded as the lowest profile of the Trump brothers, has never cultivated a political spotlight.

That means the 37-year-old leaves a clear path for his wife, and we may possibly see another Trump in office in the near future.