Eric and Lara Trump say they would not rule out future runs for office

Eric and Lara Trump said they would not rule out future runs for office while traveling with President Donald Trump to a summit with President Xi Jinping.

Speaking aboard Air Force One on the "Hanging Out with Sean Hannity" podcast, Eric Trump said he would never rule anything out when asked about a potential bid for the presidency. "I can tell you we've seen the best of it, and we've seen the worst of it," he said.

"I've seen six months of courtrooms where people are trying to destroy you and your entire family. If you go into this game, you better be ready for it. You better have your family ready for it because they're coming, and they're coming in ways you can't even imagine," he added.

Lara Trump, who served as co-chair of the Republican National Committee through the 2024 election before becoming a Fox News host, said attacks from the "deep state" have made the family more resilient. "If you continue to rub your hands, you get a callus. You continue to beat somebody enough, you develop a thick skin, and we have all developed such thick skin that I almost don't think there's anything they could throw in any of our way," she said.

When asked whether she might consider a bid to become the first female president, Lara Trump said she would not rule it out for anyone in the family. "Despite knowing absolutely nothing about politics when this whole thing started, we got a quick lesson," she said.

The family also recalled the emotional moment they had to tell their children about the 2024 assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania. Lara Trump described explaining the event to their then-four and six-year-old children as one of the hardest things she has ever had to do.