Lara Trump, daughter-in-law of former President Donald Trump He confirmed as co-chairman of the Republican National Committeesaid Wednesday that he believes Republican voters are interested in the RNC funding Trump’s bills.
After speaking at the former president’s South Carolina campaign headquarters on Tuesday, NBC News asked Lara Trump if she thought paying the RNC’s legal bills was something Republican voters would care about.
“Definitely. That’s why you’ve seen GoFundMe take off,” he told reporters, referring to the GoFundMe page created by Trump’s supporters in response to his numerous legal battles. “That’s why people are now angry and seeing the attacks against him. They feel that this is an attack not only on Donald Trump, but on this country as well… So I think it’s of great interest to people. Absolutely.”
Lara Trump also shared her thoughts on why she should be elected co-chair of the RNC, in response to a question from NBC News.
“You know I worked with the RNC all the time that I was part of the Trump campaign from 2016 to 2020,” he said. “So I think I have a lot of experience when it comes to campaigns. I’m sure I still have a lot to learn.”
The RNC and the Trump campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The former president last week Michael confirmed Whatley He will be the next head of the Republican National Committee and his daughter-in-law Lara Trump has expressed her support for co-chairmanship. His endorsement comes amid reports that RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel may resign after Saturday’s South Carolina GOP primary. Trump also said this It’s time for McDaniel to step down and said he would recommend changes to the RNC after Saturday’s South Carolina primary.
Whatley, chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party and senior adviser to the RNC, previously worked on the Trump-Pence campaign and transition team.
Married to the former president’s son, Eric Trump, Lara Trump helped her father-in-law’s 2016 and 2020 presidential campaigns and appeared on Fox News.
In an interview with Newsmax last week, Lara Trump said that if she is elected to co-chair the RNC, “every penny It will go to the RNC’s number one and only job – to elect Donald J. Trump as President of the United States and save this country.
He reiterated that point to reporters at a campaign event in Beaufort, South Carolina, on Wednesday afternoon.
“Well, I said every penny will be spent on making sure Donald Trump is the 47th president, expanding our lead in the House and making sure we have great candidates to take back the Senate,” he said.
Pressed again at the afternoon event about whether the RNC would help Trump pay his legal debts, Lara Trump declined to comment.
“I don’t really know where they stand on this,” he said. “Obviously, I’m not official with the RNC. So I have to get back to you.”
Asked if she would support the RNC, which helped her father-in-law support the bill, Lara Trump said her “legal bills are already covered at this point.”
“And I think you’ve already seen how sad the people of this country are – so much so that they started a GoFundMe page for my father-in-law because they can see how horrible and disgusting this all is. to deal with,” he said. “So I think he already has that covered.”
Shows campaign finance records President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign outperformed Trump’s The former president’s legal troubles drain his campaign funds, with MAGA Inc., the main super PAC backing Trump’s campaign, spending more than it raised in the last six months of 2023.