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6 days ago
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Rep. Elise Stefanik calls NYC neighborhood ‘Trump country' in fiery speech as she eyes governor race
Rep. Elise Stefanik called Staten Island 'Trump Country' ahead of a fiery speech to local Republicans Monday as she eyes a 2026 run against Gov. Kathy Hochul. The upstate congresswoman bashed Hochul as an 'accidental' governor in comments to the pro-Trump crowd — with some attendees decked out in MAGA hats — at the local GOP's annual Lincoln Dinner. 'Are we ready to fire Kathy Hochul next year in the State of New York?,' she said during her 10-minute speech at the Vanderbilt catering hall in South Beach. 'We're seeing an abysmal economic outlook,' she went on. 'We have the highest tax state in the nation under single-party Democrat rule led by Kathy Hochul. We have sky-high regulations that are running small businesses out of our state.' Stefanik said families were leaving in a mass exodus because of state policies. Stefanik also called the new $9 congestion pricing toll approved by Hochul to enter the Manhattan business district 'anti-worker' and said the governor has 'prioritized illegals' — illegal border jumpers or undocumented migrants. 'That's how out of touch Kathy Hochul is on the economy,' she said. Stefanik told The Post 'things are changing in New York.' President Trump outperformed in Queens and the Bronx,' she said. 'So whether you're on Staten Island or in my district in the North Country — this is Trump country.' Stefanik also said she's launching a 'Save New York' political action committee to help Republicans win elections. Staten Island GOP chair Mike Tannousis said Stefanik received a 'rock star welcome' from the party after she was introduced by popular local Republican Rep. Nicole Malliotakis. 'Elise has the wit, the know-how and fundraising ability to run for governor,' Tannousis said. Other sources said the island GOP would support Stefanik in a primary for governor, if she is Trump's candidate. Hudson Valley Rep. Michael Lawler and Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman are two other Republicans eyeing a run for governor. A representative for the state Democratic Party, responding on Hochul's behalf, dismissed Stefanik's criticism. 'Governor Hochul is putting money back in New Yorkers' pockets with inflation refund checks and middle-class tax cuts while Stefanik's economic agenda is raising costs for New Yorkers,' said Dem Party spokesman Addison Dick. 'Stefanik is another DC Republican proving her loyalty to Trump by backing a destructive trade war and cuts to health care that hurt New York families.'
New York Post
6 days ago
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- New York Post
Rep. Elise Stefanik calls NYC neighborhood ‘Trump country' in fiery speech as she eyes governor race
Rep. Elise Stefanik called Staten Island 'Trump Country' ahead of a fiery speech to local Republicans Monday as she eyes a 2026 run against Gov. Kathy Hochul. The upstate congresswoman bashed Hochul as an 'accidental' governor in comments to the pro-Trump crowd — with some attendees decked out in MAGA hats — at the local GOP's annual Lincoln Dinner. 'Are we ready to fire Kathy Hochul next year in the State of New York?,' she said during her 10-minute speech at the Vanderbilt catering hall in South Beach. Advertisement 4 Rep. Elise Stefanik posing with Rep. Nicole Malliotakis and Staten Island Republican Party Chairman Michael Tannousis at the borough's Lincoln Dinner on June 2, 2025. Dorian Geiger 'We're seeing an abysmal economic outlook,' she went on. 'We have the highest tax state in the nation under single-party Democrat rule led by Kathy Hochul. We have sky-high regulations that are running small businesses out of our state.' Stefanik said families were leaving in a mass exodus because of state policies. Advertisement Stefanik also called the new $9 congestion pricing toll approved by Hochul to enter the Manhattan business district 'anti-worker' and said the governor has 'prioritized illegals' — illegal border jumpers or undocumented migrants. 'That's how out of touch Kathy Hochul is on the economy,' she said. Stefanik told The Post 'things are changing in New York.' 4 Stefanik called Staten Island 'Trump country' in a speech at the Lincoln Dinner. Dorian Geiger Advertisement 'President Trump outperformed in Queens and the Bronx,' she said. 'So whether you're in Staten Island or in my district in the North Country — this is Trump country.' Stefanik also said she's launching a 'Save New York' political action committee to help Republicans win elections. Staten Island GOP chair Mike Tannousis said Stefanik received a 'rock star welcome' from the party after she was introduced by popular local Republican Rep. Nicole Malliotakis. 4 Stefanik posing for photos with attendees after her speech. Dorian Geiger Advertisement 4 Stefanik is reportedly considering a run for governor. Hans Pennink for the NY Post 'Elise has the wit, the know-how and fundraising ability to run for governor,' Tannousis said. Other sources said the island GOP would support Stefanik in a primary for governor, if she is Trump's candidate. Hudson Valley Rep. Michael Lawler and Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman are two other Republicans eyeing a run for governor.
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Politics
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Barr, Rogers talk Trump, '26 Senate race at Lincoln Dinner
The Pulaski County Republican Party's Lincoln Dinner is named after the United States' 16th president, Abraham Lincoln. But it was the current GOP occupant of the White House who was mentioned most of all on Tuesday night. Speakers Kentucky Congressmen Hal Rogers of the Fifth District and Andy Barr of the Sixth District both took the opportunity to unequivocally throw their support behind President Donald Trump during the party event held at The Center for Rural Development. Barr's visit was not just as a guest speaker but a campaign stop, since he is in the running for the U.S. Senate Seat from Kentucky currently held by longtime Senator Mitch McConnell. That race will take place next year, but Barr, of Lexington, worked to build momentum Tuesday night by making his case as both someone who has successfully won in a Democrat-heavy area and who would back Trump in Washington. '(W)ith this great privilege of having represented central Kentucky, what an enormous blessing it would be to get a chance to represent the people of Pulaski County, eastern and southern Kentucky, western Kentucky and the rest of our commonwealth,' said Barr. 'Failure is not an option,' he later added. 'We must nominate someone who can make sure that this U.S. Senate seat stays in conservative American-first Republican hands. ... We have a governor who has shown how Democrats can win a statewide race in red Kentucky. ... The only way a Democrat can win statewide in the commonwealth of Kentucky, in 2023, '24, '25 or '26, is to win the Sixth District. That's how Andy Beshear did it. He did it twice. ... I pledge this to you: I will not lose the single swing purple district in Kentucky, my district (including Lexington).' Barr described himself as 'an America-first conservative' raised in the era of Ronald Reagan, and said that 'for the first time in our lifetime, our country is teetering on the brink, and thank God we've got President Trump to help us save our country.' Barr further connected himself to Trump and his tariff policies by saying, 'Finally, we have a president who is fighting for reciprocal and, yes, free trade, but free trade on level terms. We have been ripped off, even not just from our enemies, from our trading partners and allies, and we finally have a president who is trying to get us better, more reciprocal deals ... the turbulence that we've seen in the short term will lead to long-term stability and better access to markets.' Referencing his place on the House Financial Services Committee, Barr said that he is actively working to 'take politics out of your retirement accounts and your investment accounts and your college savings and your retirement savings,' and to 'unleash our capital markets and our community banks, because we know those are the American Dream makers. Those are the folks that provide those loans in our hometown communities to the farmers and to the mainstream businesses and the entrepreneurs. 'We believe in the Republican Party, in the power of the American Dream, the idea that in this country, regardless of where you come from, you can get ahead through the power of free markets,' he continued. '... We're about the American Dream through freedom, not government, because we believe that government should be the servant of the people, not the master of the people.' Barr also praised Trump's handling of the nation's border crisis — '(T)he border is closed,' he said. '(Former President) Joe Biden and the media, they said, 'Oh we just need a bipartisan immigration and comprehensive immigration reform bill.' No they didn't. They just needed a commander-in-chief who knew how to protect our country' — and said that lawmakers are working on a bill to 'surge resources to border patrol to build the wall ... (and) keep our communities safe.' In addition to Trump, Barr also had words of praise for Pulaski County, calling it 'a place near and dear to my heart' — he talked about camping at the Bee Rock area, which he did as a young boy as well as now with his own daughters; he also proposed to his late wife Carol there in 2007 — and for Rogers, saying, 'There is no better mentor in the U.S. House than Hal Rogers. ... Unlike most politicians in Washington who like to hear themselves talk, he is very selective about when he speaks up, but when he does, people listen because he is a man of wisdom, a man of influence, and a man who knows how to deliver.' Rogers did deliver his own address at Tuesday's Lincoln Club event, saying that he and Barr were 'having fun in Washington D.C., getting a lot of blisters on our hands,' and working to support the Trump administration's agenda. In particular, speaking about international trade, Rogers noted Trump has started the process of negotiating with China and is 'right to do so, because they've ripped us off, flooded our young people with fentanyl and threatened all sorts of activities worldwide' —and then urged people to 'have patience with this president' and his economic policies. 'Making America great again is alive and well,' said Rogers. 'This president has put forward some ... far-reaching policies and ideas, and it's going to take some time. This is not going to happen overnight. But it's beginning to happen, as we speak.' Speaking to the crowd of Republicans assembled at The Center, Rogers — who briefly spoke in front of his own portrait hanging in the facility's lobby — said, 'It's a new day, and it's your party. We're going to keep ahead of the curve, and we do that by doing what you're doing just now: supporting the party and helping in the election.' The dinner was the first to see Alex Wilson speak as the new chairman of the Pulaski County Republican Party, following Bill Turpen, who served in that role from 2017 until this past March. Wilson recognized a number of notable individuals present — as well as the late JC Tucker — and was sworn in as the new chair by Circuit Court Judge Teresa Whitaker, along with vice chair Cloyd Bumgardner, treasurer Debra Ruckel, secretary Maydell Greer, and youth chair Callie Thompson.
Yahoo
16-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Don't dishonor the legacies of Lincoln and Reagan by lumping them in with Trump
When I was running for Congress last year in the GOP primary in Ohio's 2nd District, I realized that almost every county Republican Party holds an annual "Lincoln Dinner" to honor our 16th president. Some counties have amended the title to the "Lincoln-Reagan Dinner" to also honor President Ronald Reagan. But the Republican Party in my home, Hamilton County, has taken it a step further. It has changed the name of this event to the 'Lincoln-Reagan-Trump Dinner.' My question is: What does Donald Trump have in common with Abraham Lincoln and Ronald Reagan? After 750,000 had died in the Civil War, which cost over $150 billion in today's dollars, President Lincoln had every reason to punish the South for causing this bloody conflict. Yet in his second inaugural address on March 4, 1865, he did not refer to the Confederacy as the enemy but stated, "With malice toward none, with charity for all." More: President Trump's policies are quickly advancing in Ohio What a contrast with President Trump, who promised his supporters in the 2024 campaign that "I will be your retribution." And he's kept this promise. Within hours of taking the oath of office in January, he cut off security details for 51 former intelligence officials who displeased him, including former National Security Advisor John Bolton and Trump's Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo − despite threats against their lives from Iran − as well as Dr. Anthony Fauci, who was under threat for his response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Trump said he wouldn't feel responsible if anything happened to these men. More: Trump executive orders targeting law firms are an assault on liberty | Strictly Legal Trump has also fired dozens of Justice Department prosecutors who worked on cases against him and even those who prosecuted the rioters who attacked the Capitol on January 6. Recently, Trump denied security clearances for law firms that filed actions against him, which, in effect, deprives them of doing any legal work involving the government. Let's talk about Ronald Reagan, a champion for freedom, who stood up to dictators in support of free nations around the world, exemplified by his famous declaration to the Soviet rulers at the Berlin Wall in 1987 to "tear down this wall." His words led to the fall of Communist rule in East Germany and throughout Eastern Europe and, ultimately, to the demise of the Soviet Union. How different from President Trump's admiration of dictators like Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines, who used death squads to kill up to 30,000 of his people and was recently arrested by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity. Then there is Trump's lavish praise of Vladimir Putin, whose invasion of Ukraine has resulted in one million casualties on both sides. He has also heaped affection on North Korean strongman Kim Jong-un, where 3.5 million have starved to death under the reign of Kim and his father. Yet, according to Trump, "Chairman Kim has a great and beautiful vision for his country.' There is no record of Lincoln or Reagan engaging in name-calling. How would they feel to be joined with a man who calls the press "the enemy of the people," who described a political opponent as "one of the dumbest … men in Congress," and uses words like "scum" and "radical left wack-job" to describe his opponents? More: A third Trump term is never going to happen. Why does he keep bringing it up? | Opinion I have great respect for Chairman Russell Mock and the leaders of the Republican Party here in Cincinnati, but they know better. They know that exacting revenge, blacklisting attorneys and using ugly language is not something our party or our country stands for. Perhaps it's trite to bring up the phrase, "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing," but I think it applies here. If our party wants to hold a dinner to honor Donald Trump, that's fine. But don't dishonor the legacies of great leaders like Abraham Lincoln and Ronald Reagan by lumping them with such a dishonorable figure as our current president. Phil Heimlich is a former Hamilton County Assistant Prosecutor who has served as a Republican on Cincinnati City Council and the Hamilton County Commission. During the 2020 campaign, he helped lead Operation Grant, the Ohio affiliate of Republican Voters Against Trump. In 2024, he ran unsuccessfully in the Republican primary for Congress in Ohio's 2nd District. His podcast, The Radical Middle, can be seen on Facebook, X (@philheimlich), Instagram and Youtube. This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Calling it the Lincoln-Regan-Trump Dinner is an insult to history
