Ivanka Trump will not be challenging Florida Sen. Marco Rubio for his Senate seat in 2022.
The two-term senator and the former president's daughter spoke weeks ago, and Trump offered her support for Rubio's reelection, a spokesperson with his campaign told the Washington Examiner on Thursday. The news was first reported by the New York Times.
"I can confirm that Marco and Ivanka did speak a few weeks ago. Ivanka offered her support for Marco’s reelection, and they had a great talk," the spokesperson said, teasing a potential joint event between the two. "I can also confirm that we are discussing a joint event to highlight Marco and Ivanka’s successful push to expand the Child Tax Credit."
A number of former President Donald Trump's family members have been linked to various political races. Lara Trump, Eric Trump's wife, confirmed last year speculation that she was considering a run to fill Republican Sen. Richard Burr’s seat when he retires in 2022.
"Let's get through this one, and then we'll talk about the next one," she said in an interview when asked when she will decide to run. "It would be an incredible thing. It’s my home state, a state I love so much, and look, I think we need some strong Republicans in Washington, D.C. We had a great run with the Senate and the House this go around but, I don’t know, let’s see what happens."
Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina expressed his support for Lara Trump and said Burr's vote to convict the former commander in chief would make her election more probable, should she decide to run.
“My dear friend Richard Burr, who I like and I’ve been friends to a long time, just made Lara Trump almost a certain nominee for the Senate seat in North Carolina to replace him if she runs," he said, adding, "Certainly I would be behind her because she represents the future of the Republican party.”
Another relative of the former president, Donald Trump Jr., passed on an opportunity to run for the Senate in Wyoming, according to Politico.
Democrats will be defending a narrow majority in the Senate in 2022.
