President Donald Trump said on Tuesday his daughter-in-law Lara Trump would be his “first choice” for the GOP nominee in next year’s U.S. Senate race in North Carolina.

"Somebody who would really be great is Lara, she grew up there," Trump said of his daughter-in-law in discussing the North Carolina Senate seat.

North Carolina Republicans have different takes on how they should proceed now that Sen. Thom Tillis, R-NC, isn’t running for reelection.