Trump family member who's also trusted aide delivers shocking news to ex-president about his 2024 campaign... as he mulls bringing back 2016 icon

Lara Trump warned her father-in-law Donald that an election win against the Dems is no longer a foregone conclusion - with Kellyanne Conway now set to return to the fold.

Trump's daughter-in-law - who is also co-chair of the RNC - had a meeting last weekend where she described the race between him and Kamala Harris as a coin toss.

Lara Trump reportedly 'laid out the cold hard facts' to Donald just one day after the ex-president had a reunion with Conway, 57. 

The first woman to ever manage a presidential campaign to victory, Conway was one of Trump's fiercest advocates on the trail and in the White House before she left in August 2020.

The 2024 Trump campaign has suffered from a triple blow of vice presidential nominee JD Vance's poor reception from the public, Harris' 'honeymoon period' as she jumps into the race and a similar effect on her choice of running mate Tim Walz. 

Donald Trump has been warned that the election is essentially a tossup as he considers - with the backing of wife Melania - bringing back advisor Kellyanne Conway

Now, what had appeared to be a coronation of Trump for a return to the White House over Joe Biden has turned into a neck-and-neck race, with Harris beginning to take a lead in the polls. 

Conway's role would not be specified but would have her working side-by-side with co-campaign manager Susie Wiles, who currently runs the show with Chris LaCivita. 

Now, Trump and two of his closest allies - Lara as well as wife Melania - are backing him to try and get Conway to come to the rescue.

There are people in Trump's orbit who believe Donald will listen to women he sees as powerful, including Conway. 

'Does Trump listen to Kellyanne? Does he take input from women easier? Yes, more than men,' one advisor said

'Ironically, he likes powerful women. If you're a sharp woman, he will listen to you. Hope [Hicks] and these people could tell him the hardest s***. He may not have done anything, but at least he listens.'

A source said that Wiles and LaCivita - running a national campaign for the first time - have admitted there is a need to make changes. 

'I think Chris and Susie are resigned to the fact that there's been a big shift -we've got a new candidate and a new VP - and we need to also shift. They're both in the place where they're okay with it.'

Lara Trump reportedly 'laid out the cold hard facts' to Donald just one day after the ex-president had a reunion with Conway (pictured right) 

However, not everyone in Trumpworld is thrilled, including those closest to JD Vance, Trump's pick for vice president.

Conway wanted Trump to select Florida Senator Marco Rubio to join him on the ticket, whereas Vance was pushed by Trump's sons Don Jr. and Eric, who himself is married to Lara Trump. 

Conway and Vance have reportedly begun to have phone conversations in an attempt to make peace.

Other troubles include Conway registering as a foreign agent for a Ukrainian oligarch and her position with the RNC.

Puck described the chances of Conway joining the Trump campaign as 50-50, given her various jobs, which include co-hosting a podcast with now-Harris advisor. 

'We're too busy winning an election - something we've done for 21 months - and helping President Trump save this country,' said Trump spokesman Steven Cheung. 

'We won't respond to unnamed sources or made up quotes.'

Conway was among Trump's longest-serving advisers when she exited the White House in 2020, a day after her then-15-year-old daughter Claudia said she was 'officially pushing for emancipation' from her parents in a series of tweets.

Trump's daughter-in-law - who is also co-chair of the RNC - had a meeting last weekend where she described the race between him and Kamala Harris as a coin toss

Conway was among Trump's longest-serving advisers when she exited the White House in 2020, a day after her then-15-year-old daughter Claudia said she was 'officially pushing for emancipation' from her parents in a series of tweets

She was Trump's third campaign manager in 2016 and the first woman to successfully manage a presidential campaign to victory. 

She joined the White House at the start of Trump's term and has been one of his most visible and vocal defenders.

Conway, a veteran Republican pollster, has frequently been mocked for her unwavering defense of the president and his team.

Shortly after the inauguration, Sean Spicer, the then-press secretary, spoke about crowds at the inauguration, stating: 'This was the largest audience to ever witness an inauguration, period.'

Conway said he was giving 'alternative facts'.   

In June 2019 the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, which oversees federal personnel issues, issued a stinging report calling Conway 'a repeat offender' for breaking the rules regarding the Hatch Act - which forbids executive branch employees from taking part in political activities while engaged in their official duties.

In March 2018, the ethics agency found Conway broke the law twice in interviews about the Alabama Senate race. The OSC then issued a report on her commentary on Democratic presidential candidates.

Conway has downplayed the significance of the law, saying in May 2019: 'If you're trying to silence me through the Hatch Act, it's not going to work,' and 'Let me know when the jail sentence starts.'

Kellyanne Conway and her husband George filed for divorce after 22 years. The pair have both hired divorce lawyers and they are working to divide their assets

Another blip in the family image came in 2020 after Claudia (pictured) criticized her mother and Trump, forcing her parents to step down from their jobs to focus on family 

The OSC recommended she 'be removed from federal service.' 

Her personal life - an acrimonious divorce from Husband and 'never-Trump' MSNBC favorite George Conway and relationship with her vocally liberal daughter Claudia - have also kept Kellyanne in the headlines. 

In a statement in 2020, she called her time in the Trump administration 'heady' and 'humbling,' and said she and George were making the decision based on what they think is best for their four children. 

Conway and her husband George filed for divorced in 2022 after 22 years of marriage after admitting her husband's criticism of Donald Trump was a betrayal. 

While she endlessly worked for the president, her husband - who co-founded the Lincoln Project, which worked to prevent Trump's reelection - blasted the president on social media.