Lara Trump withdraws bid to replace outgoing Florida senator Marco Rubio

Trump, who is married to Donald Trump’s son Eric, co-chaired Republican National Committee in 2024 election

Lara Trump, daughter-in-law of Donald Trump, said on Saturday she had removed her name from consideration to replace the outgoing US senator Marco Rubio.

Rubio has been tapped by Trump to serve as secretary of state. The Florida governor, Ron DeSantis, will pick a replacement for Rubio, who is expected to resign as senator when Trump takes office on 20 January.

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