Lara Trump said she would 'absolutely' accept Senate appointment to fill Rubio seat if asked
Lara Trump, Republican National Committee co-chair and daughter-in-law of President-elect Trump, said Wednesday morning on Fox and Friends First that she would "absolutely" accept an appointment to the U.S. Senate to replace Sen. Marco Rubio Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis chooses her.
DeSantis will need to appoint someone to replace Rubio, who has been nominated to be Trump's secretary of state. Rubio has not resigned from the Senate yet and like all Cabinet picks, is not confirmed yet -- although his confirmation process is expected to go smoothly.
"I would be honored ... to serve as the next senator from my state -- right now, I've lived here for three and a half years -- of Florida. Absolutely," Lara Trump said.
Later, she added that DeSantis would "choose the best person for this position."
"If he asks me to do it, yes, absolutely. It would be an honor," she said.
-Oren Oppenheim