Lara Trump says she'd 'love to consider' filling Rubio's Senate seat if asked by DeSantis

Republican National Committee co-chair Lara Trump told FOX Business' Maria Bartiromo that she would "seriously consider" serving successful the U.S. Senate if Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis asks her to capable the vacancy that volition originate erstwhile Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., resigns to service arsenic caput of state.

She told Fox News' Sean Hannity that she "would emotion to service the radical of Florida" and "would emotion to consider" filling the spot if asked.

President-elect Donald Trump tapped Rubio to capable the Cabinet-level role, and if Rubio is confirmed by his colleagues and resigns from the Senate, DeSantis volition person the accidental to prime a impermanent replacement to capable the spot until a peculiar predetermination is held.

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Former President Donald Trump and Republican National Committee co-chair Lara Trump look connected during the 4th time of the Republican National Convention astatine the Fiserv Forum connected July 18, 2024 successful Milwaukee. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said connected "Hannity" that helium "would beryllium similar over-the-top excited" and that Republicans "could not bash amended … than Lara Trump."

Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., who served arsenic the Sunshine State's politician anterior to DeSantis, said helium hopes DeSantis chooses Lara Trump, according to Axios, 

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis holds a property league to talk successful absorption to Amendment 4, which would bounds authorities interference with termination successful Florida astatine The Grove Bible Chapel successful Winter Garden, Florida. (Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

In a station connected X, helium declared that she "would beryllium a GREAT Senator and correspond Floridians well!"

Republicans won the Senate and House majorities during the 2024 elections.

Rubio has served successful the Senate since 2011.

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"As Secretary of State, I volition enactment each time to transportation retired his overseas argumentation agenda," the legislator said successful a station connected X, referring to Trump.

"Under the enactment of President Trump we volition present bid done spot and ever enactment the interests of Americans and America supra each else. I look guardant to earning the enactment of my colleagues successful the U.S. Senate truthful the President has his nationalist information and overseas argumentation squad successful spot erstwhile helium takes bureau connected January 20," helium noted.