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,

Lara Trump, the president’s daughter-in-law, is releasing a new single this week even as she continues to mull entering the race for North Carolina’s vacant Senate seat.

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

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.

Fox News host Lara Trump stresses the dangers immigration officials face as they try to control movement across the southern border on 'My View with Lara Trump.'