Exclusive | Lara Trump reveals why women should trust Donald Trump and who she thinks US first female president will be
When she was 5 years old, Lara Trump told her mom, “I’m going to be involved in something really big.”“That’s nice, sweetie,” her mom, Linda, replied.On January 20, Lara, now 42, will be on the steps of the US Capitol to watch her father-in-law, Donald Trump, take the presidential oath a second time.She’ll do so as a former co-chair of the RNC and, she hinted to The Post, possibly in a high-profile new role.“I’m excited to share something that will be very forward facing and allow me to amplify the accomplishments of the incoming Trump administration in the next couple of weeks,” she explained.In fact, Lara said she is the embodiment of why women should feel they can trust the incoming president.“This is a man who cares about women,” Lara told The Post in an exclusive interview.
“And I tell you that as a woman who came into this family … from a background where I had no ability to relate to the Trump family — meaning a business family whose name people knew around the world. “Donald Trump helped me get to where I am today.And he’s a constant champion for women with whom he surrounds himself.”She pointed out there are “so many great examples of strong women around Donald Trump” — including chief of staff Susie Wiles, press secretary Karoline Leavitt, cabinet picks like Kristi Noem and Linda McMahon, and attorney Alina Habba.“I think that’s what people who get to know Donald Trump appreciate: He doesn’t care what you look like, he doesn’t care about your religion, he doesn’t care about your gender, he doesn’t care who you love. “He cares about whether or not you are going to be able to perform a job to your best ability,” Lara said.
“It’s something I appreciate as a woman, because I never want someone to give me a job because of my gender.”She believes that the US will see a female president in her lifetime — “I actually believe our first female president will be a Republican” — but that gen...