T.J. McCormack, a Republican communications specialist, said Lara Trump might be the most "underrated political success story" of the past few years. "The job of the RNC leadership is to recruit the best and brightest candidates, support and shepherd their campaigns and—drumroll—win the presidency and both houses of Congress," McCormack told Newsweek. "So, on a pragmatic, definitive basis alone, Lara Trump has done her job with flying colors. Any remaining critics of Lara Trump as co-chair of the RNC will likely be professional contrarians or shrill never-Trumpers."