Newsweek, November 2024
“Dedicated to all that MAGA stands for.” That is how Donald Trump described his daughter-in-law when he endorsed her to lead the Republican National Committee (RNC) back in February this year. Nine months later, Trump now prepares to return to power after a stunning election success which saw him defeat Kamala Harris and Republicans seize control of both the House and the Senate. Lara Trump, who is married to the president-elect’s third child, Eric Trump, has been widely praised for helping the GOP achieve the trifecta for the first time since 2018.
T.J. McCormack, a Republican communications specialist, said Lara Trump might be the most “underrated political success story” of the past few years. “The job of the RNC leadership is to recruit the best and brightest candidates, support and shepherd their campaigns and—drumroll—win the presidency and both houses of Congress,” McCormack told Newsweek. “So, on a pragmatic, definitive basis alone, Lara Trump has done her job with flying colors.”
