Queens native and long-time resident of Long Island Mike Sapraicone is meeting the Republican Party faithful in Milwaukee and trying to raise his name recognition within the GOP. 

Sapraicone served in the NYPD for 20 years, working his way up to detective. According to his biography he “combated gang violence, illegal gun trafficking, and led high-profile homicide investigations”. When he retired from the force, he transitioned into private security, starting a 600-employee company that provides armed security services to the nation’s largest corporations.

Sapraicone spoke with Capital Tonight host Susan Arbetter about his campaign to take on incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.  

During the conversation, Sapraicone was asked about JD Vance’s “no” vote on a foreign aid package in April that sent funds to Ukraine and Israel. He mistakenly conflated that vote for foreign aid with a vote earlier in the year that paired foreign aid with border security.