'He believes in nepotism': Historian buries Lara Trump's cushy RNC appointment

Johns Hopkins University professor Leah Wright Rigueur on Tuesday argued that one of former President Donald Trump's core convictions is that nepotism is good.

Reacting to Trump's endorsement of daughter-in-law Lara Trump to be co-chair of the Republican National Committee, Rigueur argued on CNN that this fits a pattern with Trump dating back to his decision to give son-in-law Jared Kushner a broad range of responsibilities in his White House.

"The other thing that... he believes fundamentally in is putting people in positions of power that are directly related to him," she argued. "You know, I think his policy is one of nepotism. He firmly believes in that part of it is because it is a way of enforcing an agenda and an outlook that holds close to him. What better way than to have a daughter-in-law or a family member in a position of power when you need them to be in a position of power?"

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Rigeuer also argued that Trump's decision to appoint his daughter-in-law for a cushy RNC job showed that the GOP is deluding itself if it thinks it can stop him from trampling over the rule of law as president.

"[Republicans] still have this kind of delusional belief that they can control Donald Trump when the reality is, you cannot control Donald Trump," she said. "This is Donald Trump's party and right now, he is putting things in position... to ensure that you cannot control him."

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