Lara Trump weighs in on her decision to choose own Fox News show over filling Marco Rubio’s Senate seat

WASHINGTON, DC: Lara Trump is finally revealing the reason why she chose her stint at Fox News as opposed to grabbing the opportunity to become a senator and fill out Secretary of State Marco Rubio's spot in the Senate.

Donald Trump's daughter-in-law was left spoilt for choices when she resigned as the co-chair of the Republican National Committee (RNC) in December 2024. Not only was she asked to consider filling Rubio's Florida seat but also offered a position in Elon Musk’s cost-cutting operation Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). 

However, Lara surprised the Republicans when she chose a completely different path - to become a TV host on Fox News. Speaking to TIME, the mother of two revealed the motivating factors behind her decision. 

Lara Trump reveals she chose the Fox News gig because of her family

Lara Trump's new Fox News show, 'My View with Lara Trump', is set to premiere on Saturday, February 22, at 9 pm ET. 

Talking to Instagram, she penned, "SO excited to share the stories of these three INCREDIBLE women who are making big moves in our country alongside @realdonaldtrump 🇺🇸 tune in to @foxnews Saturday night at 9 pm for the premiere episode of my new show 'My View' 📺."

Lara, who started her career in journalism as a producer for 'Inside Edition' recently revealed during an interview with TIME that her family and her role as a mother motivated her more to take up the role. 

The North Carolina native has been married to the president's second son, Eric Trump, since November 2014. The couple, who lives in a $3.2 million estate in Jupiter, Florida, has since then welcomed two children, Luke, seven, and Caroline, five, as reported by The Independent.

Speaking to the outlet, she revealed, that the reason why she declined the opportunities to join the Senate, as well as DOGE, was because of her family. She admitted that she even took advice from her brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump, who served as senior advisors in the first Trump administration.

Lara revealed, "It was tough on them personally, but it was really tough on their family. Even if I decided to move my whole family, dogs and all, up to Washington, DC, I still think that it probably would have been a big challenge for my kids and for us as a whole." 

However, for the Fox News show, she said that she would travel the country to film the interviews and she would film other segments either in her home studio in Florida or the network's New York headquarters.

Lara further said that though her powerful father-in-law has accepted her decision, he often ribs her about her decision to decline senatorship, not once, but twice. She previously decided not to run for an open Senate seat from North Carolina in 2022, citing the responsibilities of motherhood. 

She shared that Trump often tells her, "You're the only person who would have had an opportunity to be a Senator twice, and twice you've decided not to do it."

Lara Trump previously considered filling Marco Rubio's vacant Senate seat

After Lara Trump stepped down from her role as the co-chair of the RNC in December last year, she was initially open to the consideration of filling Marco Rubio’s vacant seat. 

She even told the Associated Press in an interview, "It is something I would seriously consider. If I'm being completely transparent, I don't know exactly what that would look like."

Nevertheless, a few weeks later, she took to her social media to confirm that she wasn't going to pursue the position, writing, "After an incredible amount of thought, contemplation, and encouragement from so many, I have decided to remove my name from consideration for the United States Senate."

Her debut on Fox News will include a segment on the "Women of the Trump White House," featuring interviews with National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, and Attorney General Pam Bondi.

With her show, Lara seeks to flip the narrative that her father-in-law doesn't like being surrounded by powerful, intelligent women.