At one time, people pegged Donald Trump’s daughter, Ivanka Trump, as the future darling of the GOP. However, it’s ever more apparent that Lara Trump is heir to the family throne. Thanks to her father-in-law, she was elected co-chair of the Republican National Committee during its spring training session in Houston, Texas, along with another Donald endorsee, Michael Whatley. And the appointment set the cat among the political pigeons.
Lara and Whatley replaced Rona McDaniel, who was pressured into resigning after facing criticism for not being supportive enough of Donald. There is definitely no chance that will be the case with her replacements. In his post-election speech, Whatley promised to “be the vanguard of a movement that will work tirelessly every single day to elect our nominee, Donald J. Trump.” Meanwhile, Lara vowed, “Every single penny [of GOP donations] will go to the number one and only job of the RNC, that is electing Donald J. Trump as President of the United States.”
Not everybody is so enthusiastic, though. Some Republican stalwarts have cried foul and vowed to jump ship. “Lara Trump is now co-chair of the RNC. After a lifetime of donating to every GOP nominee and multiple down-ballot candidates every cycle… I’m out,” Army veteran Peter Henlein posted on X. “I donated to help win elections, not to maintain the lifestyle of a billionaire. No point donating now.”
