Ivanka Trump will not challenge Florida GOP Senator Marco Rubio for his seat in the U.S. Senate in 2022, a source close to President Trump’s daughter confirmed to CBS News.
It was during a conversation between Ivanka Trump and Rubio a few weeks ago – not long after the riots in the Capitol on January 6 – when she informed him of her decision not to flee.
In a statement to CBS News, Mr. Trump’s daughter, who was one of his top White House advisers, called the Florida senator a “ close personal friend. ”
“I know he will continue to make meaningful progress on issues that we both deeply care about,” she said.
Speculation among Florida politicians had increased after Mrs. Trump, her husband, Jared Kushner, and their children moved to the Sunshine State from New York after the loss of her father to President Biden. The New York Times first reported that she would not run.
Another former senior White House official, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, is the top contender so far in her race for Arkansas governor. There is also some speculation that Lara Trump, the wife of Mr. Trump’s son Eric Trump, could set up a political run in North Carolina for the retirement of GOP Senator Richard Burr’s seat.
Rubio did not respond to a request for comment.