NC-SEN: RNC chair: 'Entire Republican universe' would coalesce behind Laura Trump Senate bid
Republican National Committee (RNC) Chair Michael Whatley said this week he hopes the GOP will rally behind the president’s daughter-in-law Lara Trump, should she decide to run for North Carolina’s vacant Senate seat next year.
“What I will say is this: If Lara Trump is going to be interested, then she is certainly going to have the entire Republican universe — myself included — that are going to coalesce behind her,” Whatley said in a Monday interview with the Washington Examiner published on Wednesday. “And if not, we’ll work with the president, and we’ll figure out who the best candidate is to be able to win there.”
Whatley, himself, has been floated as a possible contender for the seat after Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) abruptly announced he would run for a third term after a falling out with President Trump. Whatley was chair of the North Carolina GOP for five years before then-GOP nominee Trump recommended that he move to the national role in 2024 ahead of the presidential election.
The Hill confirmed in June that Lara Trump, who is married to Eric Trump, is considering a Senate run in her home state, after Tillis announced he would not seek reelection while opposing the passage of President Trump’s massive tax and spending bill.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5392768-rnc-michael-whatley-lara-trump-senate-north-carolina/
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Bring Back Mark Robenson. He is more sane. 
and she is vile AF
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