NC-SEN: 'She has the right of first refusal': GOP waits to see whether another Trump will run
When Lara Trump considered jumping into the North Carolina Senate race four years ago, one of the most encouraging voices was her father-in-law.
President Donald Trump told his daughter-in-law to seize the moment, according to three people close to Lara Trump. Like others in this story, they were granted anonymity to discuss internal conversations.
“You should do it,” he told her, one of the three people said.
She would have, if not for having two young children, ages 1 and 3, at the time, the people said.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/30/nc-gop-field-frozen-as-lara-trump-weighs-senate-bid-00434363
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