Former President Trump on Friday gave an enthusiastic endorsement of New York Rep. Elise Stefanik ahead of the New York state primary, calling her “smart, strong and tough.”
“Elise Stefanik represents 21 incredible people in New York City.st “Congressional districts” Trump posted “Elise, an America First Patriot, [our country] “Against the radical left Marxists, fascists and communists”
The former president praised Stefanik for her work supporting military and veterans, growing the economy and curbing inflation, promoting American energy and “securing our besieged southern border.”
“Elise Stefanik is smart, strong and tough and I support her completely!” he wrote on Friday.
Stefanik, the Republican Conference chairwoman, has steadily climbed the ranks of the GOP for years, but her popularity has skyrocketed since she grilled college presidents about anti-Semitism on their campuses at a confirmation hearing last year, leading to speculation that she might join Trump in this fall’s presidential race.
Stefanik is 21 and from New York.st The district flipped after Republicans won the congressional seat in 2013, giving the GOP its first House seat in 21 years. The district is a safe Republican seat, according to The Hill/Decision Desk HQ.
Instead of competing in this week’s primary, Stefanik and her Democratic opponent, Paula Collins, Both move forward They will run in the general election as sole candidates for their respective political parties.
On Capitol Hill, she has become one of Trump’s most vocal defenders, rushing to his defense after the Republican presidential nominee was recently convicted in a hush-money trial.
Last month, she avoided a question about whether Trump had discussed potential running mates with her, saying “a lot of names” were being considered.
Speculation is rife about who President Trump will choose as his running mate, after he said he plans to announce his nominee at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee next month.
