Posted on 02/15/2020 8:41:49 AM PST by RideForever
OAN Newsroom UPDATED 7:50 AM PT — Saturday, February 15, 2020
President Trump is throwing his support behind Beth Van Duyne for Congress. The president posted on Twitter that Van Duyne has his full endorsement for Congress. He said she is a “strong conservative who supports border security (and) loves our military.”
He added she has done “great things as Mayor of Irving, Texas, and with my administration.”
The former mayor quickly responded by saying the president wants people in office who are going to work for the American people.
“He’s not looking for politicians, he’s looking for people who are able to bring solutions to the table and get things done,” she said. “I was very proud to be able to get his support yesterday.”
Van Duyne set out on her political career in 2004 as a city council member for the Dallas suburb of Irving. Six years later, she was elected as the city’s first female mayor.
In 2017, the president appointed her to be the Regional Director of U.S. Housing and Urban Development.
If elected, Van Duyne said she will work to stop drug cartels from finding a safe haven in sanctuary cities and secure the nation’s borders. She said these efforts have attributed to her city’s record low crime rates.
“What happened in our city of Irving is our crime rate plummeted,” she said. “We had the lowest crime rate in our city’s history, and that lasted for nine years.”
Along with border security, the former mayor and mother of two has promised to work with the president to promote economic opportunity for Americans and fight human trafficking.
Others vying for the state’s 24th district seat included former Green Beret Desi Maes, two realtors and a property manager. The Texas primary election is set to take place on March 3rd.
Hope she wins. It might take the edge off that scumbag McCabe on every channel gloating.
Hopefully she will earn a higher conservative score than Kenny Marchant.
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