Lara Trump claps back at music critics: 'They can't knock me for fundraising'

Republican National Committee (RNC) co-chair Lara Trump clapped back at those who criticized her recently released song "Hero," quipping that they couldn't go after her for fundraising or anything related to the election.

Trump, the daughter-in-law of former President Trump, released a tune with singer Madeline Jaymes dedicated to first responders last month, promoting a slew of social media criticism and mocking. Some slammed her for what they said was releasing music instead of trying to win the November election.

"All of those, Chris, anything I've done in a musical sense, has all been prior to my role in the RNC," Trump said Sunday on NewsNation's "The Hill Sunday." "The timing of things, of course, [is] very confident that people are trying to knock me for this. I've been very clear about what my job is. It is to win this election in 2024 for Donald Trump and Republicans all the way down the ticket."

"I assume that they can't knock me for fundraising as the co-chair of the RNC or for anything else that we've done," she told NewsNation anchor Chris Stirewalt.

In the “Hero” music video, Trump praises first responders with lines such as: “Without your bravery we’re all out of luck / No this can’t be denied / You gotta be special.”

It's not the first time Trump's gone public with a singing project. Last year, she released a cover of Tom Petty's 1989 hit, "I Won't Back Down."

She seemingly pushed back on her “fans in the liberal media” earlier this year, releasing another single, “Anything is Possible,” and said she will unveil more songs in the future.

Trump pointed to a new poll from The New York Times/Siena College, which found her father-in-law leading by just one point over Vice President Harris.

She said this comes "despite the fact that Harris has had this incredible media honeymoon and halo effect around her."

"So, something we are doing is working," Trump said. "Look at our convention and tell me if you think that we have done a good job as co-chair and chair with Michael Watley of the RNC since we took over in March, I think the proof will be in the pudding. I think I'll let them talk to me on November 5, whenever we plan to have a huge win for Donald Trump."

The former president has seen his healthy lead in the polls drop since Harris entered the race and replaced President Biden atop the Democratic presidential ticket. Trump has largely dismissed Harris's polling gains.

In an average of national polls from The Hill/Decision Desk HQ, the vice president is leading the former president by 3.8 percentage points, 49.5 to 45.7 percent.

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