Republican National Committee co-chair Lara Trump met with a ferocious backlash when she declared that Kamala Harris has only advanced to the top of American politics because she is a woman of color. During a podcast interview, the former President’s daughter-in-law said that Joe Biden picked Harris because he wanted a female and a minority candidate. “I’m a woman. Do me a favor: Don’t ever give me a position based on the fact that I’m a woman,” she said, adding, “Either I earned it, or I didn’t.”
Many social media users subsequently mocked Lara Trump, asking her whether she would be the RNC co-chair if she weren’t related to Donald Trump. When her appointment was announced earlier this year, RNC member Beth Bloch introduced her and appeared to imply that she was unqualified for the post. Bloch said that in a world where qualification is measured by years of experience, “we are reminded of a powerful truth: God does not call the qualified; he qualifies the called.” This also prompted mockery online, as well as accusations of nepotism.
Lara Trump has made additional headlines recently by publicly stating that “there will be no problem” if her father-in-law does not win the Presidential election in November. Her remarks will likely add to growing speculation that the Trump camp intends to dispute the November result if Harris wins. Trump supporters are already suggesting that the election will not be free and fair. For instance, Mike Howell, the director of the oversight project at the Heritage Foundation, said recently that there is a “0% chance” that the result will be legitimate, and urged officials not to certify the result if the Vice President is victorious.
At the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee recently, Donald Trump warned GOP members to keep their eyes on Democrats “because these people want to cheat and they do cheat.” His son, Donald Jr., added fuel to the fire and told reporters that if his father loses the election, it will be because Democrats have cheated.
Last year, polling revealed that around a third of Americans believed Donald Trump was the true winner of the 2020 election.
