Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik announced on Friday that she is running to be governor of New York in 2026, attempting to reignite her political career after failing to become ambassador to the United Nations.

Stefanik, a diehard MAGA supporter of President Donald Trump, said in her announcement video that she wants to bring a “new generation of leadership to Albany” and assailed the current governor, Democrat Kathy Hochul, as “the worst governor in America.”

The Republican is coming off an embarrassing year after Trump first nominated her to be his U.N. ambassador. Fearing that her appointment would endanger the Republican Party’s razor-thin majority in the House, Trump ultimately pulled her nomination in March. He instead selected Mike Waltz, infamous for his role in the “Signalgate” le

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