'Save face:' Internet blasts Lara Trump after her new drop-out announcement
Donald Trump's daughter-in-law was hit with a barrage of criticism on Saturday after she made an announcement about her future in politics.
Lara Trump, who was appointed by her father-in-law to be co-chair of the Republican National Committee, announced over the weekend she is no longer in consideration for the role of Senator in Florida.
Trump team members openly floated the idea of Ron DeSantis appointing Lara Trump to replace Marco Rubio as a Senator in Florida after Rubio was appointed to a Cabinet position in Trump's new administration. She announced she won't do that over the weekend, resulting in attacks from critics.
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Artist Art Candee said, "Lara
Cryptid Politics, a pro-DeSantis account, said
The account added that "this 'withdrawal' was announced to save face for all parties."
"Lara gets to say she withdrew instead of being rejected and DeSantis gets to appoint a Senator from a 'clear deck' without Lara being the elephant in the room," the account wrote.
Former prosecutor Ron Filipkowski chimed in, "
Russell Drew said, "