Rep. Elise Stefanik Now a Top Contender for VP – Trump Reportedly Called Her ‘A Killer’
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) and Harvard Dean Claudine Gay
Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York is reportedly on the short list of possible contenders to be Trump’s running mate.
Trump himself reportedly referred to Stefanik as ‘a killer’ during a recent dinner at Mar-a-Lago.
Stefanik was already a rising star in the GOP, but her bold performance during the congressional hearings about anti-Semitism on elite college campuses in December made her a national figure overnight.
NBC News reports:
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?