Lara Trump withdrew her name from consideration Saturday to replace Senator Rubio in the U.S. Senate, leaving Florida Governor Ron DeSantis back to square one.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis will pick a replacement for Rubio, who is expected to resign as senator when Trump takes office on Jan. 20. There was speculation that Lara Trump, who served as co-chair of the Republican National Committee in the lead-up to the 2024 election,

Lara Trump, former RNC co-chair and President-elect Trump's daughter-in-law, said Saturday she is withdrawing from consideration to replace Marco Rubio in the U.S. Senate.