When Donald Trump named Marco Rubio his secretary of state nominee, it arrange a emptiness for Rubio’s Senate job. And—shock, shock—the president-elect believes he has the proper particular person to fill that seat: his daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, whom he’s apparently really helpful to Florida governor Ron DeSantis for the gig.
The Wall Avenue Journal reports that Trump “not too long ago spoke to Gov. Ron DeSantis about Lara Trump, in accordance with individuals acquainted with the dialogue, placing in a great phrase together with his former 2024 GOP presidential main rival.” Exterior of engaged on Trump’s campaigns and serving as co-chair of the Republican Nationwide Committee—after her father-in-law successfully staged a takeover of the group—Lara has little expertise in politics and has by no means held elected workplace. However she’s married to Eric Trump, and if there’s one factor the incoming president is gonna do, it’s assist his relations get jobs in excessive locations. (Trump’s transition crew and the RNC didn’t instantly reply to the Journal’s requests for remark.)
Essentially the most notable instance of the forty fifth president’s choice for putting in not-necessarily-qualified relations in authorities roles was, in fact, when he gave senior advisory gigs to Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner throughout his first time period. Throughout that go-round, Trump reportedly “ordered his chief of workers to grant his son-in-law…a high secret safety clearance…overruling considerations flagged by intelligence officers and the White Home’s high lawyer,” in accordance with The New York Occasions, which spoke to 4 individuals with information of the matter.
Whereas Ivanka and Kushner are stated to be sitting this administration out, having Trump again within the White Home will little question be a boon to Kushner’s funding agency, which obtained a $2 billion check from Saudi Arabia shortly after the primary son-in-law and Trump departed the White Home in 2021.
DeSantis himself is claimed to be into consideration to function Trump’s protection secretary ought to Pete Hegseth’s affirmation not pan out. In line with the Journal, DeSantis “would take the job if provided,” however “some individuals near DeSantis are involved in regards to the optics if the governor had been to select Lara Trump and develop into protection secretary, because it may seem like one was exchanged for the opposite.” Whereas which may be a priority for individuals near the governor, it presumably isn’t any concern in any respect for Trump, who has by no means let “optics,” ethics, or the regulation information his choices.
