Former President Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law has vowed to funnel all of the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) finances into his re-election efforts if she becomes co-chair of the organization. .
Lara Trump, who the former president is pushing as a candidate to co-chair the RNC, told reporters on Tuesday that “every penny” she would spend on his campaign if she was appointed.
“The RNC needs to be the leanest, most lethal political fighting machine we’ve ever seen in American history,” Lara Trump told Newsmax. “That’s my goal for the next nine-and-a-half months. I can guarantee you that if I’m elected to this position, I won’t spend another $70,000, or however outrageous that amount is, on flowers. ”. ”
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Lara Trump speaks at the 2023 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort Hotel & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
“Every penny goes to the RNC’s number one and only job: electing Donald J. Trump as President of the United States and saving our country,” she added.
As he approaches winning the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, Trump is exerting increasing control and seeking to install supporters on party committees.
President Trump announced last week that he plans to run his daughter-in-law for co-chairman of the RNC.
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“Lara is an extremely gifted communicator and is dedicated to all that MAGA stands for,” the former president said. “She told me she wanted to accept this challenge and she would be great!”
Lara Trump is the wife of the former president’s second son, Eric Trump.
Former President Donald Trump is flanked by his son Eric Trump and daughter-in-law Lara Trump at an election night party in Nashua, New Hampshire. (Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images)
President Trump, who is trying to regain his old job in the White House, said Monday how important it is for the RNC to be a good partner during the campaign.
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“It means contributing to ensuring fairness and fairness. transparent elections By voting everywhere, even in parts of the country where it’s not easy, and working with my campaign as the Republican presidential candidate, we will win this election and protect America. Make it great again,” he said. he shouted.
Fox News Digital’s Greg Wehner and Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.
