.@CortesSteve: “She is really the dynamic, next generation of America First.”
Read more below: #alsenhttps://t.co/npPhmVkzui— Katie Britt for AL (@KatieBrittforAL) June 9, 2022
Posted on 06/10/2022 10:56:23 PM PDT by conservative98
Steve Cortes, a conservative news personality and past adviser to former President Donald Trump, was one of media’s first prominent voices to speak in favor of the “America First” movement.
An advocate for what he describes as “economic nationalism” and “cultural conservatism,” Cortes actively supports the candidacies of individuals who subscribe to Trump’s rebranded style of Republican orthodoxy.
Two of the most recent candidates Cortes has aligned himself with during the 2022 GOP primary election cycle are Arizona senatorial hopeful Blake Masters and Ohio’s Republican U.S. Senate nominee J.D. Vance, both of whom hold the 45th president’s endorsement.
Like Cortes, Masters and Vance occupy a position on the Republican Party’s ideological spectrum that is deemed to be further to the political right than that of traditional GOP norms.
The Masters-Vance faction of the GOP is one that places an emphasis on national sovereignty, promotes economic populism, embraces hardline immigration positions and takes a non-interventionalist approach to foreign policy.
The two political outsiders’ insurgent candidacies caught Cortes’ attention, prompting him to come out in public support of their respective U.S. Senate bids.
Cortes recently found a candidate in Alabama who, in his belief, fit this same populist mold in Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Katie Britt.
Earlier this week, Yellowhammer News spoke with Cortes and Britt to discuss the state of Alabama’s hotly contested race for the seat presently occupied by retiring U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Tuscaloosa).
If elected, Britt, at age 40, would become one of the youngest members in the upper chamber of Congress. The first-time candidate would join the early 40s age group of U.S. Sens. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), to who she has likened her politics on the campaign trail.
This “fresh blood,” Britt contended, is what Alabama’s Republican electorate longs for in its next U.S. senator.
“We have 14 days. We are excited that our momentum continues to grow,” said Britt. “We are relentlessly visiting with voters across this great state. It is clear that people want new blood, they want fresh blood. They want someone to go to D.C. to shake it up — somebody that will fight for our values and fight for our people. And so there is no doubt that we are the best America First candidate and the person to go make those things happen. So we’re excited to make this happen on June 21st and look forward to continuing to earn the votes of every Alabamian across the state.”
When asked why he opted to intervene in Alabama’s U.S. Senate race, Cortes told Yellowhammer News that Britt represented the “next generation of America First.”
“I live nearby. I live just across the border in Tennessee, but if I did live in Alabama, I’d be voting for Katie, and I’ll tell you why,” he outlined. “She is really the dynamic, next generation of America First. And what I mean by that specifically is that she believes in sovereignty, she believes in cultural conservatism, she believes in populist economics for this country, and really placing America first.”
Like Masters and Vance, who both hail from the world of venture capitalism, Cortes suggested that Britt represented a growing trend of political figures from the upper echelon of the business community that has embraced tenets of economic populism.
While many political observers would maintain that Britt’s opponent, U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville), fits the mold of what is considered to be “America First,” Cortes pointed to one recent vote the congressman made that he contended was not consistent with the movement: The approval of a $40 billion Ukrainian aid package.
“And I’ll also tell you, on the other hand, when I look at her opponent, when I look at Mo Brooks, I see someone who unfortunately has sold out all too often to the Washington establishment,” Cortes proclaimed. “Somebody who has, at times, [been] tired and predictable in his views, and to be specific, especially as it relates to his views and vote on Ukraine.”
In an interview with Breitbart News last month, Britt took Congress to task over its approval of the aid package. In railing against the vote, Britt asserted that the dollars could have been utilized to fund border wall construction.
Cortes lamented, “[Brooks] sent an absolute mountain of money we do not have to escalate a conflict 6,000 miles away in which the United States has no vital U.S. national security interest rather than worrying about and paying attention to the very real concerns of the citizens of Alabama, particularly as it relates to the border, our border, not Ukraine’s, and as it relates to inflation, which is punishing citizens all over this country, punishing the citizens of Alabama, and particularly the working-class people.”
Britt expressed that it was “an incredible honor” for Cortes, who she deemed as vital to the “America First” movement, to publicly support her candidacy.
The former Business Council of Alabama CEO left her role as head of the state’s largest business advocacy organization to pursue elected office.
When considering a potential bid for the U.S. Senate, Britt advised that she and her husband Wesley, a former University of Alabama football All-American and New England Patriots offensive lineman, decided that the stakes were too high to forgo a run.
“We need the next generation of leaders to step up and fight for this country,” she declared. “You know, when my husband and I prayed about this and decided to jump in this race it’s because we know the country we grew up in and we see the country our children are growing up in, and while that is not too far apart, it seems worlds and worlds away. And it is time for our generation to get off the sideline and step up for the next generation so that our children will have something left to fight for.”
Should her candidacy prove successful, Britt noted four issues that she would seek to address immediately as Alabama’s junior senator.
Britt advised that supporting law enforcement, promoting American energy independence, defeating inflation, combating China’s economic aggression, and taking aim at illegal immigration would be atop her list of priorities.
Specifically on matters relating to illegal immigration, Britt said she would work to reinstall the Trump-era “Remain in Mexico” and “public charge” policies. Taking it a step further, the candidate vowed to curb legal immigration in an effort to “put American workers first.”
“[W]hen you talk to Alabamians, you realize the struggles that the failed policies that the Biden administration have created for everyone across this great state,” Britt said, noting that she has visited each of Alabama’s 67 counties. “And we’ve got to put back in Trump’s policies, we’ve got to put back in the America First agenda so that we can start to flourish and we can start to create opportunity across this great state no matter what their zip code is. So we’ve got to have people that are willing to fight and are willing to step up to help preserve the nation that we know and love.”
Britt and Brooks will square off in the June 21 Republican primary runoff election. The candidate who earns the GOP nod will face the Democratic Party’s nominee in the November 8 general election.
.@CortesSteve: “She is really the dynamic, next generation of America First.”
Read more below: #alsenhttps://t.co/npPhmVkzui— Katie Britt for AL (@KatieBrittforAL) June 9, 2022
Brooks is a consistent conservative and a fighter for our causes. He is the best choice.
Except that he voted for the Ukraine package and foolishly went woke on 2020 and is now 18 points down.
GOPe to the corp. chief of Staff for a “moderate” never- trumper. Actively opposed Roy Moore. All words with no track record.
At least we know who is giving Trump his lousey advice.
Hast this tart said how she would have voted?
I’m grateful to have @CortesSteve’s support! Enjoyed a great day of campaigning in Huntsville. In the Senate, I’ll always fight for the America First agenda and defend Alabama’s values. #alsen pic.twitter.com/NQOZH7PfP7— Katie Britt for AL (@KatieBrittforAL) June 8, 2022
Core
A lot of politicians can talk the talk, but @KatieBrittforAl will walk the walk.
She has a real plan to stop illegal immigration and prioritize American workers, and she's going to sponsor the RAISE Act on day 1.
I'm all in to support Katie.
Join me: https://t.co/LybipE3eOT— Tom Cotton (@TomCottonAR) June 10, 2022
RAISE Act
United States federal legislation
The RAISE Act is a bill first introduced in the United States Senate in 2017. Co-sponsored by Republican senators Tom Cotton and David Perdue, the bill seeks to reduce levels of legal immigration to the United States by 50% by halving the number of green cards issued. Wikipedia
I’m sold.
Watch it sweetie. That top button is about to pop.‘
In day one she will vote for China Mitch who will till her to pull the bill. Since Mitch has bought her this seat, she will dutifully respond in th affirmative.
Hmmm. Couldn’t get her boss to pitch this bill???
George Wallace was a populist too.:.
Who does Trump endorse?
Statement as follows:
Last year, I endorsed Mo Brooks for U.S. Senate because I thought he was a Fighter, especially when it came to the Rigged and Stolen Presidential of 2020. The evidence is irrefutable. Then out of nowhere, for no reason, Mo backtracked and made a big mistake by going Woke at our massive Cullman, Alabama Rally. Instead of denouncing the Voter Fraud in the Election, Mo lectured the crowd of 63,000 people saying, “Put that behind you, put that behind you,” meaning that, in effect, forget the Rigged Election and go on to the future. The problem is, if you do that, it will happen again. Also, why do Republicans allow Democrats to get away with rigging and stealing elections? Mo was strongly booed by tens of thousands of Great Alabama Patriots for abandoning his constituents, and what they know to be true about the Election Fraud. He foolishly started listening to the wrong consultants and not to the people, and his 54-point lead evaporated overnight. Likewise, his words caused me to withdraw my Endorsement, and Mo has been wanting it back ever since — but I cannot give it to him!
Katie Britt, on the other hand, is a fearless America First warrior. The opposition says Katie is close to Mitch McConnell, but actually, she is not — in fact, she believes that McConnell put Mike Durant in the race to stop her, which is very possibly true. Katie is an Incredible Fighter for the people of Alabama. As President and CEO of Alabama’s Business Council, Katie has been working hard to Grow Alabama’s Economy, Create Jobs, and Restore the Great American Dream. She has the Total Support and Endorsement of Chairman Jimmy Parnell and the Alabama Farmers Federation.
The proud mother of two wonderful children, Katie, along with her great husband, Welsey, a Star at the University of Alabama and the New England Patriots, are True Champions for the American Family. Katie Strongly Supports our under siege Second Amendment, Stands Up for Parental Rights, and Will Fight for our Military, our Vets, and Election Integrity.
Above all, Katie will never let you down. So Get Out and Vote for Katie Britt on June 21st in the Alabama Senate Runoff — she has my Complete and Total Endorsement!
Early in the day, a poll from the Alabama Forestry Association conducted by McLaughlin & Associates gave Britt an 18.2% lead over Brooks without the Trump endorsement.
Britt welcomed the endorsement.
“I’m thankful to have President Trump’s endorsement and strong support,” Britt in a statement. “President Trump knows that Alabamians are sick and tired of failed, do-nothing career politicians. It’s time for the next generation of conservatives to step up and shake things up in Washington to save the country we know and love for our children and our children’s children. In the Senate, I will fight to defend Alabama’s Christian conservative values, advance the America First agenda, and preserve the American Dream for generations to come.”
The last conservative populist put us in masks and restricted travel, implemented mail in voting. In other words, we undeniably lost more freedom under one republican populist than we can afford.
And basically because Mo was a lazy ####...
June 10, 2022: ForestPAC poll: Katie Britt holds 18-point lead over Mo Brooks in U.S. Senate runoff
(this is before the Trump endorsement)
Mo Brooks ran an extremely lazy campaign. He got the Trump endorsement and felt entitled to the seat. He sat on his butt. Britt started as the underdog and worked big time to get in the lead. She listened to the base on immigration. She got the endorsement because she worked for it.
And I would also like to add. Mo was also dumb to vote for the Ukraine aid. Maybe he expected to be attacked for opposing it but that was a foolish move, Britt was willing to understand that the Alabaman People did not want that. If anyone’s doesn’t like this endorsement Mo has to put a lot the blame on himself.
She can liken her politics to anybody she wants, but she worked for a corrupt, never-Trumper POS. Until proven otherwise she is just as dirty as he is and will not be getting my vote.
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