Former U.S. President Donald Trump, who is burdened with enormous legal costs due to four criminal indictments and a separate civil trial, co-chairs the National Committee (RNC), which oversees the raising and execution of campaign funds for his Republican Party, and his daughter-in-law Lara, who is married to his second son Eric. 42) and revealed his intention to seize control of the party’s ‘money line.’ Lara, who has a background as a broadcaster, has expressed her willingness to stay involved in politics, including helping her father-in-law’s presidential campaign in 2020 and considering a run for her Senate seat in her home state of North Carolina in 2022. is revealed frequently.
Former President Trump, who won the South Carolina primary to select the Republican Party’s presidential candidate on the 24th, said in a speech immediately after, “I have a talented son (Eric), and his wife (Lara) is also great.” praised him for his talent in raising election funds.
According to political media outlet Politico, former President Trump has long made several complaints about current RNC Chairwoman Laura McDaniel. Chairman McDaniel is not funneling his party funds to former President Trump because former President Trump’s primary rival, former US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, has not yet withdrawn from the primary. Former President Trump, who did not find this acceptable, revealed his intention to take control of the party’s ‘financial line’ by placing his daughter-in-law in that position.
During a campaign rally in North Carolina on the 21st, Lara was asked whether the campaign funds raised by the Republican Party would be used to pay former President Trump’s legal fees, and claimed, “It is in the interests of Republicans.” In a Newsmax interview on the 13th, he also emphasized, “Not a single penny will be used to re-elect Trump.” The Trump campaign estimates that up to $500 million (about 650 billion won) will be needed for legal costs.
Lara was born in Wilmington, North Carolina in 1982. He graduated from North Carolina State University and worked as a producer on the CBS current affairs program ‘Inside Edition’. In 2014 she married Eric and she has two children. Britain’s The Times said, “Lara is showing complete loyalty to her father-in-law,” and analyzed that he is taking the place of former President Trump’s eldest daughter, Ivanka, who served as a White House advisor during former President Trump’s administration.
However, it appears that it will be difficult for former President Trump’s intention to resolve the financial crisis by taking control of the RNC to be realized. The New York Times (NYT) reported that some RNC members are pushing for a resolution to ensure that the RNC remains neutral during the Republican presidential primary and not use RNC funds to support former President Trump’s legal fees.
Source: Donga
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