by Adam Pack
The Republican Republican representative of New York Elise Stefanik signaled that he would run for the governor in 2026 during a performance at Fox News on Monday.
“Are you going to run for a governor?” Asked Brian Kilmeade Fox News.
“We are – yes, I am dying on Savenewyork.com“Answered Stefanik.” We are building the foundations for the support of local candidates this year and we must save New York and work on it every day. “
Stefanik, six -time home legislator and a close ally of President Donald Trump, has been escaped for months for the governor of the Governor of the democratic governor Kathy Hochula. The Republican Congressmen will probably concentrate its campaign around blowing the leftist Hochula Record, including the policy of the city of the Sanctuary in New York and the controversial Act on the reform of deposit.
The observable confirmation of the New York Republicans takes place less than 24 hours after the Democratic Governor of New York Kathy Hochul supported the candidate for the Democratic Mayor and recognized the socialist campaign of Zohran Mamdani. Hochul had suspended Mamdani’s support for months, despite the fact that the disputed democratic basic competition in June won.
Hochul said she admired A democratic socialist focuses on the fears of life costs, in the opinion for the New York Times published on Sunday evening.
“Accessibility has long been my highest priority as a governor and it is No. 1 I share with Mr. Mamdani,” wrote Hochul.
Stefanik slammed Hochul’s decision to support a democratic socialist, arguing that the extremely left -wing platform Mamdani havoc in New York if he was elected mayor in November.
“It was only a matter of time before the worst governor in America leaned to his knees to this raging anti -Semitic communist Zohran Mamdani,” said Stefanik about Sid & Friends in the morning at 77 WABC. “Kathy Hochul is an absolute disgrace. My phone ripped off with people who are terrified that she decided to accept every radical position he is standing. It’s bad for New York. It’s bad for New York. And people will pull her responsible in November.”
Hochul stands in particular on the basic challenge of his lieutenant governor, Antonio Delgado for the democratic nomination. Delgado supported Mamdani in June after a socialist democratic shock win Above the former Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo in a democratic basic competition.
Republican New York representative Mike Lawler pass During July in July, he opened the door to the apparent Stefanik Run for the Governor. Stefanik will probably provide Trump’s support after an official jump into the race.
Hochul runs Stefanika with 14 percentage points in a hypothetical duel of universal elections, According to Until the August Siena survey. Republicans have not won the residence of the New York governor for over two decades from the former Republican governor George Pataki secured Third date in 2002.
Currently, Stefanik is a representative of the 21st Congress District in New York. Trump nominated her to the US ambassador in the UN; However, this nomination was withdrawn due to Republicans had a tiny majority at home. Trump nominated Mike Waltz in Stefanik’s place. The Senate is not there confirmed Waltz as an ambassador.
After the nomination of the House Speaker Mike Johnson named Its chairwoman of republican leadership. In addition, she was again appointed to the Standing Committee of the Chamber Selection and resumed its role as a senior member of the Armed Services Committee and the Committee for Working Effects.
– – –
Adam Pack is a reporter at the Daily Caller News Foundation. Nicole Silverio contributed to this report. Schmidt’s Zakleria is a digital editor Star News Network And he contributed to this story.
Photo “Rep. Elise Stefanik” by Rep. Elise Stefanik.
