ICYMI: Stefanik Joins CNN from the GOP Convention

Watch the full segment here and read the highlights below.

On the Historic GOP Convention:

I think J.D. Vance’s personal story is a story that can happen only in America. I think that was an extraordinary moment last night to hear his personal story, to have his mom in the President‘s Box, and his military service post 9/11. I mean, this is the first post 9/11 veteran to ever be on a presidential ticket. And what a stark contrast with the Democrats who are in complete disarray. That‘s my big takeaway from this convention and I‘ve been involved in a lot of conventions over the years. This is very unified and exciting and a historic convention. And I think J.D. Vance did a tremendous job last night and I‘m really looking forward, as the American people are, from hearing from President Trump.

On Joe Biden Failing Everyday Americans:

This is a president who has failed. He‘s failed the American people. And one of the themes of the Republican convention has been hearing from everyday Americans and their stories have been really extraordinary and heartfelt. It’s brought tears to many of the attendees’ eyes in terms of losses of loved ones because of the fentanyl crisis, because of Joe Biden‘s border policies or the Gold-Star families from the Afghanistan catastrophic withdrawal. That was just an unbelievable moment in that bravery and courage to come out and speak to a national audience. Joe Biden has failed as Commander-in-chief. I have said for over a year he is mentally and physically unfit to do this job. And then we saw when 50 million Americans viewed that first debate, where he struggled to get through any basic sentence. Basically it was just very clear for the American people to look at that stark contrast with the strength we saw from President Trump after an assassination attempt. Standing up, holding his fist and saying to, “fight.” That‘s extraordinary strength, defiance, and the rest of the world sees that the American people see that. 

On President Trump’s Unifying Message:

I think you‘re going to see a very unified message. And I spoke with President Trump Sunday morning after the assassination attempt and he talked about how he‘s rewriting his speech, talking about unity. But you‘re going to hear the policies, the importance of securing the border, the importance of peace through strength, when you are serving as Commander-in-chief, his record versus Joe Biden‘s failed record. The American people want to hear that because the record today of Joe Biden is just a failure. I think about my constituents in upstate New York in the North Country inflation, the border crisis, people forget about the northern border, but we‘re seeing skyrocketing numbers of illegals coming across our northern border as well, because of Joe Biden‘s failed policies.