Lara Trump on Sunday expressed optimism about her prospects as the next co-chair of the Republican National Committee (RNC), reversing what she called the country’s “bad leadership.” stressed the importance of the November elections.
Asked on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures” what she expected regarding RNC leadership, Lara Trump said, “Well, ultimately the committee has to vote on me. They… If that is the decision, I will be honored.” I am taking this position because, Maria, I believe there is no time to waste. ”
“The way we feel right now in this country… we’re 10 months away from what will be the most important election we’ve ever seen,” she continued.
Speculation swirled last week that Trump was in the running for the RNC role after Trump endorsed Lara Trump for the committee co-chair position. In his endorsement of her, he described her as “an extremely talented communicator who is dedicated to everything MAGA stands for.”
President Trump also nominated North Carolina Republican Party Chairman Michael Whatley to become RNC chairman.
Lara Trump is married to the former president’s son Eric Trump and has been involved with the RNC and party donors since her father-in-law was in the Oval Office. If she and Mr. Whatley are elected by RNC members, it would signal a complete takeover of the committee by the former president.
Lara Trump on Sunday stressed the importance of returning her father-in-law to the White House, claiming: “We are ready to lose our country.”
“The world is unstable right now because of bad leadership at the top,” she said, later adding. So what I can say if I’m elected co-chair is that we really have a lot of work to do. ”
She pledged that if elected to the RNC, she would put election integrity at the center of her work so as to “leave nothing to chance.”
The RNC needs to raise “a lot of money” and reassure people that they can “feel safe” donating to the committee, she added. She also reiterated her pledge from last week, when she vowed to spend “every dime” of RNC funds to reelect Trump to the White House.
“And we need to address this issue head-on,” she said. “We have a lot of work to do. She has a little bit of time between now and November 5th. And I think she will start working in earnest as soon as she is elected co-chair of the RNC.” intend to.”
Lara Trump denied the impact the four criminal indictments would have on the former president’s chances of winning in November. Trump faces a total of 91 criminal charges, spread across four state and federal criminal indictments. He also faces more than six civil lawsuits.
“He…probably has the most energy of anyone I’ve ever met in my life. He’s amazing. There’s nothing stopping him,” she said. “And, you know, these are designed to make him rethink what he’s doing. Obviously, all of these indictments are like, ‘Donald Trump is going to say, I can’t do it…'” Absolutely not. “He’s going forward because I think he knows…he’s the only one who can do the work that’s needed to take this country back, get it back on track, and stabilize the world.”
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