Ivanka Trump will not challenge Florida Republican Party Senator Marco Rubio for her seat in the U.S. Senate in 2022, a source close to President Trump’s daughter has confirmed to CBS News.
It was during a conversation between Ivanka Trump and Rubio a few weeks ago – shortly after the riots in the Capitol on January 6, when he was informed of his decision not to appear.
In a statement provided to CBS News, Mr. Trump’s daughter, who was one of his top White House advisers, called the Florida senator a “good personal friend.”
“I know it will continue to drive significant progress on issues that concern us so much,” he said.
Speculation among Florida politicians had intensified after Mrs. Trump, her husband, Jared Kushner, and their children moved to Sunshine State from New York after the loss of her re-election. father to President Biden. The New York Times first reported that he would not run.
Another former senior White House official, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, is so far the top candidate in her career for governor of Arkansas. It has also been speculated that Lara Trump, the wife of Mr. Trump’s son Eric Trump, could organize a political race in North Carolina to remove the seat of GOP Senator Richard Burr.
Rubio has not responded to any comments.