Lara Trump on Haley as father-in-law’s running mate: ‘Never say never’

Lara Trump, former President Trump’s daughter-in-law, is not ruling out former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley as a potential running mate for the current GOP front-runner.

“Crazier things have happened,” she told Newsmax’s Eric Bolling. “I don’t know, I would never say never with Donald J. Trump.”

Lara Trump, who is married to the former president’s son, Eric Trump, weighed in on the upcoming primaries in South Carolina, Iowa and New Hampshire, and her father-in-law’s running mate if he were to become the Republican presidential nominee.

Haley, who served as ambassador to the United Nations under the Trump administration, has been gaining momentum in the polls — and has been seen by many as a distant second-place candidate in 2024 match-ups. Lara Trump said Haley will likely come in second the Palmetto State, despite her ties to the state.

“Well, look, I think Nikki Haley has to be a little careful in South Carolina, that’s her home state,” Lara Trump said Monday evening. “Probably Donald Trump is going to win South Carolina, and Nikki Haley is going to come in second.”

Lara Trump said she believes her father-in-law will win in all three states but is less sure about his standing in Florida, where Gov. Ron DeSantis, “if he’s still around,” is also on the ballot.

The Iowa caucuses, which kickstart the official primary voting season, are set to begin Jan. 15.

“It’s a very interesting time, but I do think after those first three dates — Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina — I do think you’re going to see a lot of people dropping out, because the truth is, they can’t run without money and the money is going to stop coming in when it’s completely obvious it’s going to be Donald Trump,” she said.

She also noted that it’s unlikely the former president would choose former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who has been an outspoken critic of Trump, to be his running mate.

Lara Trump added that there is a lot of talk around him potentially choosing former Fox News host Tucker Carlson or entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy — but claimed she wasn’t “here to break any news this evening.”

“We do have such a great slate of candidates,” she said, calling it good news for the Republican side.