Senate Republicans are thrilled that Lara Trump, the Republican National Committee co-chair, is being floated as a potential replacement for Sen. Marco Rubio if he is confirmed as secretary of state.
And for her would-be colleagues in the Senate, that she’s President-elect Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law doesn’t hurt.
“She’d have a lot of access, more than we would, to the White House,” Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville said with a laugh. “But she would be a good representative. That’s what you do. You’re representing your state and again, I think that that’d be very beneficial.”