Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., told Newsmax Wednesday that New York needs a governor who puts New Yorkers first.

Stefanik, rumored to be weighing a run for governor in 2026, criticized the policies of Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York Democrats on “National Report.”

“Look at the New York City mayoral Democratic primary,” Stefanik said. “You have one of the top two leading candidates who said that Israel does not have a right to exist as a Jewish state. You have that same candidate saying that he would arrest Netanyahu in New York City. This is today’s Democrat Party that has been embraced by Kathy Hochul.”

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