Trump defender's fame rockets; so does her opponent's fundraising


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  • Tuesday, 19 Nov 2019

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) questions former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch as she testifies before the House Intelligence Committee hearing as part of the impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, Washington, U.S., November 15, 2019. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/Pool

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump declared "a star is born" after Republican Representative Elise Stefanik strongly defended him during last week's impeachment hearings in Congress. But someone else also got a boost from Stefanik's new fame: her Democratic election opponent.

Tedra Cobb, a former county legislator who is hoping to win Stefanik's House of Representatives seat next year, said on Twitter on Sunday evening that she raised $1 million in two days after Stefanik's high-profile performance in the hearings.

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