Lara Trump, married to Eric Trump, has been a fixture in Trumpworld since 2016, evolving from TV producer and campaign surrogate to a polished defender of the brand on conservative media. Supporters cast her rise as a natural consolidation of Trump’s operation with the GOP’s institutional framework.

Detractors call it a risky centralization of power that blurs the line between a party committee and a single campaign. Historically, the RNC has served as a neutral backbone for Republicans up and down the ballot; with Trump loyalists in key posts and Lara Trump at the top, priorities are expected to track closely with the former president’s reelection effort. “The RNC is no longer the Republican National Committee—it’s the Trump National Committee