Capital District Times

House Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik appeared on Fox Business' "The Bottom Line" with Dagen McDowell and Sean Duffy from Atlanta, ahead of the first presidential debate. Stefanik discussed what she described as a humanitarian crisis resulting from President Joe Biden’s border policies and advocated for a return to former President Donald Trump's policies.

Stefanik expressed her support for Trump, stating, "I think what the American people are going to see tonight is a stark contrast of the weak, failed feckless leadership of Joe Biden that has created catastrophic crises whether it's the border crisis, the inflation crisis, the war on American energy, or the weakness and chaos around the world that has weakened our national security."

Addressing what she called a humanitarian crisis at the border, Stefanik cited specific cases: "This is reprehensible. This is the heinous human side of this humanitarian crisis that Joe Biden's wide open border has created whether it's Jocelyn Nungaray, Laken Riley and their poor families who are mourning the loss of their beloved daughters... The fact that you had a fifteen-year-old violently raped by an illegal. In Syracuse, New York, you had a twenty-one-year-old murdered on her birthday."

Stefanik emphasized House Republicans' actions to address these issues: "This is why House Republicans passed the Secure the Border Act. This is why when President Trump talks about securing the border, he did it."

Regarding foreign policy, Stefanik criticized Biden's approach: "If you look at the chaos around the world, whether it's Putin's invasion of Ukraine, whether it's Hamas’ terrorist attack against our most precious ally Israel... This is because of Joe Biden's weakness and because of his failed, feckless foreign policy."

Stefanik concluded by reiterating her support for Trump's policies: "President Trump brought stability and peace around the world... They want to return to the effective policies of President Trump as Commander in Chief."