Lara Trump is no longer her father-in-law’s choice to run for Senate in North Carolina. The former co-chair of the Republican National Committee dropped the surprise announcement Thursday morning in a statement on X.

Michael Whatley, the current RNC chair, plans to run for the open North Carolina Senate seat, The Associated Press reported. Whatley was elected to the position in March 2024, alongside co-chair Lara Trump. He was reelected to the position in January.

Lara Trump has decided against running for the U.S. Senate in North Carolina after discussions with family and supporters. Former President Trump, who initially considered supporting her, is now endorsing Michael Whatley,

The president’s new favorite daughter daughter-in-law announced Thursday she’s not going to run for U.S. Senate in North Carolina, where she hasn’t lived since college. (Over the last 20 years, Lara has resided in New York City and Palm Beach, Florida.)

My View with Lara Trump’ host Lara Trump weighs in on former Chief of Staff Ron Klain's testimony about Biden's declining memory.

Trump led a wave of tributes honoring Hulk Hogan, born Terry Gene Bollea, who lived in Clearwater, Florida. WWE star died of cardiac arrest at age 71.

According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, Attorney General Pam Bondi and her deputy Todd Blanche informed Trump in May that his name appeared multiple times in the Epstein files that the Department of Justice and the FBI reviewed.

Trump has become a more familiar face in the political sphere compared to her father-in-law’s other family members. She served as the co-chair of the RNC up until last December, marking the end of her tenure in a post that she had held since March.