Florida Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) is publicly backing President-elect Trump’s daughter-in-law, Republican Nation Committee co-chair Lara Trump, to replace Florida Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), who has been tapped to be the next secretary of State.

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) endorsed his fellow Floridian colleague, Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL), to be the next Republican leader in the upper chamber of Congress. Scott is considered the long-shot candidate in the battle to succeed current Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY),

Sen. Rick Scott has publicly backed Lara Trump to fill the Florida Senate seat currently held by Sen. Marco Rubio, should Rubio vacate his position. Scotts endorsement has added fuel to speculation that Rubio may be