20 Minutes ago in Carolina, Lara Trump was confirmed as…

Critics within the GOP saw something different. To them, it marked the snapping of the last remaining guardrails. What had once been the Republican National Committee now appeared fully transformed into the Trump National Committee. The era of quiet internal resistance, they argued, had come to an end.

Either way, Lara Trump’s new position sent an unambiguous signal: the party was consolidating behind Trump in unprecedented fashion. As co-chair alongside Michael Whatley, she brought a blend of media savvy, personal loyalty, and campaign-hardened instincts to the role. Her mandate focused on aggressive voter turnout efforts, early voting expansion, election integrity initiatives, and ensuring seamless coordination between the RNC and the Trump campaign.