Posted on 01/17/2024 3:58:09 PM PST by Responsibility2nd
The former president has spoken highly of the New York congresswoman, and his allies say she's high on the list of vice presidential prospects.
WASHINGTON — During a candlelit dinner with Mar-a-Lago members in late December, former President Donald Trump walked around the table as the conversation turned to one of the biggest decisions he’d have to make should he become the Republican nominee: Whom should he pick to be his running mate?
That’s when Rep. Elise Stefanik, the hard-charging upstate New York Republican, came up, according to a person at the dinner table. Attendees around Trump raved about her viral moment just weeks before, when she grilled three university presidents at a congressional hearing about antisemitism on campus.
At the thought of Stefanik as a possible choice for vice president, Trump nodded approvingly.
“She’s a killer,” Trump said, according to the person at the event.
Ever since then, Trump and a growing group of allies have started to look more closely at Stefanik as a running mate, according to eight people familiar with the matter, including people in Trump’s orbit, Stefanik fundraising bundlers and former Trump administration officials.
At the time, the 39-year-old congresswoman was at the crest of a wave of national publicity after taking on the top leaders of Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Their answers to the question, “Does calling for the genocide of Jews violate [your college’s] rules on bullying and harassment?” eventually resulted in two of them resigning and brought a firestorm of criticism on the schools.
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Wouldn’t be sad to see that happen but I prefer Sanders. Experience as a governor, a press secretary and Trump defender, reliable conservative.
People need to understand Trump’s VP will be the automatic front runner for 2028 if Trump wins. It’s not enough to be a supporter of Trump. That person needs to pass the MAGA litmus test : a true believer, a committed fighter and a winner.. and most importantly a leader. That person will become the standard bearer of the MAGA movement.
Any potential male candidates? Effing tokenism.
All good points!
This “token” has more guts than many of the males in Conservative, Inc.
The last VP FR thread I saw had 5 blacks, 2 Indians, and 3 women.
It’s like Disney movie around here recently.
My vote would be Sarah Huckabee Sanders!
In Trumpese, “killer” means someone me one like himself
She would be okay...I would want to know more about her especially if she’s profited off her office which would show she’s been paid off.
I’ve been saying for a few weeks that she’d be a great VP pick.
The only two real problems I have with her is she is recognized for being extremely bipartisan and the tantrum she threw at the Harvard president will be shown over and over again to display her as a reactionist and not a clear thinker. Could be a problem. And liberals love bipartisan people they can take advantage of.
wy69
The only two real problems I have with her is she is recognized for being extremely bipartisan and the tantrum she threw at the Harvard president will be shown over and over again to display her as a reactionist and not a clear thinker. Could be a problem. And liberals love bipartisan people they can take advantage of.
wy69
Exactly- that was a comical reply and obviously the poster has never listened to Stefanik
Sarah Sanders over Stefanik, ANY DAY. Then there’s Byron Donalds, Kari Lake, Tucker Carlson, etc.
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Exacly right. That's my number 1 complaint against Dr. Carson.
True…
No more George Bush or Mike Pence types.
Only the RNC "chosen ones" are allowed to present the opposition rebuttal to the SOTU speech.
Can’t be Byron Donalds because it screws up the electoral college for Trump. Donalds is from Florida.
This is why Dick Cheney moved his residence to Wyoming from Texas before Bush chose him as VP.
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