{"id":2335362,"date":"2024-09-01T20:24:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-02T00:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stefanik-says-harris-is-overwhelmingly-unfit-to-be-commander-in-chief-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-01T20:27:59","modified_gmt":"2024-09-02T00:27:59","slug":"stefanik-says-harris-is-overwhelmingly-unfit-to-be-commander-in-chief-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stefanik-says-harris-is-overwhelmingly-unfit-to-be-commander-in-chief-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Stefanik says Harris is \u2018overwhelmingly\u2019 unfit to be commander in chief &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstefanik-says-harris-is-overwhelmingly-unfit-to-be-commander-in-chief-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2335362&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a recent interview, Representative Elise \u2064Stefanik (R-NY) criticized \u2063Vice President \u2063Kamala \u2062Harris, claiming she\u2063 is \u200c&#8221;overwhelmingly unfit&#8221; to serve as commander in chief, particularly in light \u200bof\u200c the deaths\u2063 of six \u200chostages held\u200d by Hamas during her and President Joe Biden&#8217;s administration. Among the deceased\u200d is 23-year-old Hersh \u200cGoldberg-Polin,\u200d an \u2063Israeli-American \u2064who was kidnapped on October 7. Stefanik accused the Biden-Harris administration\u2062 of failing to \u200badequately\u2064 support Israel by withholding critical military aid when it\u2062 was needed most. She emphasized \u200cthe gravity of the situation, stating that it represents\u2064 a &#8220;dark chapter&#8221; in U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-got-it-newsmax-reporter-emerald-robinson-national-security-source-confirms-a-piece-of-hardware-has-been-secured-in-germany\/\" title=\"We Got It! - Newsmax Reporter Emerald Robinson: National Security Source Confirms &quot;A Piece of Hardware Has Been Secured&quot; in Germany\">national security<\/a>\u2064 history. <\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Stefanik highlighted the anniversary of the deaths of 13 \u2063U.S. service members during the withdrawal from Afghanistan, \u200bcriticizing Harris\u2063 for allegedly politicizing these\u2064 tragedies in her remarks against former\u2063 President Donald \u2062Trump, who visited Arlington National Cemetery\u2062 to honor their memory. \u2064Harris referred to \u2062Trump&#8217;s visit as a\u2062 &#8220;political stunt,&#8221; which led to backlash \u200bfrom Gold Star families supporting Trump. The controversy underscores ongoing tensions \u200daround national security and political accountability between\u200d the \u200dparties.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Stefanik says Harris is &lsquo;overwhelmingly&rsquo; unfit to be commander in chief<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1743430\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elise-stefanik\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Elise Stefanik<\/a> (R-NY) argued Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> is &ldquo;overwhelmingly&rdquo; unfit to be commander in chief, citing the deaths of six hostages held by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hamas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hamas<\/a> on her and President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden&rsquo;s<\/a> watch.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Among the six hostages confirmed dead is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3140437\/israeli-american-hostage-dead-idf-locates-bodies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hersh Goldberg-Polin<\/a>, a 23-year-old Israeli-American male who was taken hostage by Hamas on Oct. 7. In her criticism against the Biden-Harris administration, she argued the administration has turned its back on Israel by withholding &ldquo;critical military aid at a very important time.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is a disgrace, and you asked the question, Sean, is she fit to protect our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congressional-war-vets-warn-biden-against-shuttering-gitmo\/\" title=\"Congressional War Vets Warn Biden Against Shuttering Gitmo\">national security interests<\/a> and American citizens around the world?&rdquo; Stefanik said on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo<\/em>, guest-hosted by Sean Duffy. &ldquo;The answer is an overwhelming no. She is not fit to serve the role as commander in chief. The fact that this is an American-Israeli citizen who lost his life on their watch, it is a disgrace, and it&rsquo;s going to go down in history as one of the darkest chapters of our national security policy.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2575456&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=e79b803b1c705ae6030ddd42864b6a71\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Stefanik also referenced how last week marked the three-year anniversary of the 13 service members who were killed during the United States&rsquo;s withdrawal from Afghanistan, with former President Donald Trump commemorating their lives during a visit to Arlington National Cemetery on Monday. The New York congresswoman specifically blasted the Harris campaign for politicizing the deaths of the service members when it criticized Trump for visiting the cemetery, arguing the former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-top-science-adviser-resigns-following-internal-investigation-into-his-bullying\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s Top Science Adviser Resigns Following Internal Investigation Into His Bullying\">president accepted<\/a> an offer from the families to visit.<\/p>\n<p>Harris <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3140373\/harris-says-trump-disrespected-sacred-ground-arlington-cemetery-political-stunt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>slammed Trump<\/a> for his visit to the cemetery in a lengthy post on X Saturday, saying he &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-says-trump-disrespected-sacred-ground-at-arlington-cemetery-for-political-stunt-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Harris says Trump \u2018disrespected sacred ground\u2019 at Arlington Cemetery for \u2018political stunt\u2019 - Washington Examiner\">disrespected sacred ground<\/a>, all for the sake of a political stunt.&rdquo; The Trump campaign has since <a href=\"https:\/\/djt.nucleusemail.com\/amplify\/v\/36nk8yvpmn?hids=dEP5INN39J&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=ncl_amplify&amp;utm_campaign=240901-must_read_and_watch_statement_and_video_messages_to_kamala_harris_from_gold_star_families&amp;utm_content=ncl-P7ps56Brtb&amp;_nlid=P7ps56Brtb&amp;_nhids=dEP5INN39J\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>released<\/a> eight videos in which Gold Star families defended his actions, as well as a <a href=\"https:\/\/djt.nucleusemail.com\/amplify\/v\/36nk8yvpmn?hids=dEP5INN39J&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=ncl_amplify&amp;utm_campaign=240901-must_read_and_watch_statement_and_video_messages_to_kamala_harris_from_gold_star_families&amp;utm_content=ncl-P7ps56Brtb&amp;_nlid=P7ps56Brtb&amp;_nhids=dEP5INN39J\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>joint statement<\/a> in which they were &ldquo;appalled&rdquo; by Harris&rsquo;s attempt to politicize his visit.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZfgDCNjS48I?si=VvFS65B0YjSS9bHU\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;President Trump was invited by us, the Gold Star families, to attend the solemn ceremonies commemorating the three-year anniversary of our children&rsquo;s death,&rdquo; the statement said. &ldquo;He was there to honor their sacrifice, yet Vice President Harris has disgracefully twisted this sacred moment into a political ploy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lindsey-graham\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Lindsey Graham<\/a> (R-SC) mourned the deaths of the six Israeli hostages and claimed&nbsp;the only way to secure the safe release of the remaining hostages <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3140479\/graham-targeting-iran-oil-refineries-secure-hostage-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>is to target Iran<\/a>. He referred to Iran as &ldquo;the great Satan,&rdquo; while the Hamas terrorist group &ldquo;is the junior partner.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1743430\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1743430\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) stated that Vice President Kamala Harris is &#8220;overwhelmingly&#8221; unqualified to serve as commander in chief, pointing to the deaths of six hostages held by Hamas during her and President Joe Biden&#8217;s administration. One of the deceased hostages was Hersh Goldberg-Polin, a 23-year-old Israeli-American who was taken captive on October 7. In her critique of the Biden-Harris administration, she claimed they have abandoned Israel by withholding &#8220;critical military aid at a crucial time.&#8221; During an appearance on Fox News\u2019s Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo, guest-hosted by Sean Duffy, Stefanik expressed her belief that Harris is not capable of safeguarding national security or protecting American citizens globally. She described the situation as disgraceful and noted that it would be remembered as one of the darkest periods in U.S. national security history.<\/p>\n<p>Stefanik also highlighted that last week marked three years since 13 service members were killed during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan; former President Donald Trump honored their memory with a visit to Arlington National Cemetery on Monday. The New York congresswoman criticized Harris for politicizing these deaths when she condemned Trump&#8217;s cemetery visit, asserting that he had been invited by the families to pay his respects. In response to Harris&#8217;s comments about Trump\u2019s visit being disrespectful and politically motivated, Gold Star families released videos defending Trump&#8217;s actions and issued a joint statement expressing their outrage over Harris&#8217;s attempt to politicize such a solemn occasion.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) expressed sorrow over the deaths of the six Israeli hostages and suggested that targeting Iran is essential for securing the safe release of any remaining captives, labeling Iran as &#8220;the great Satan&#8221; while referring to Hamas as its &#8220;junior partner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2335363,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Elise-Stefanik-scaled-1024x684.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[34770,4021,3973,19143,32076],"class_list":["post-2335362","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-commander-in-chief","tag-harris","tag-stefanik","tag-unfit","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Elise-Stefanik-scaled-1024x684.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2335362","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2335362"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2335362\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2335363"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2335362"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2335362"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2335362"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}