Casts entering politics as answering Trump's call rather than personal ambition: 'I never expected to be on this stage... I've never had any desire to be a politician. I'm here today because I'm answering President Trump's call to serve. I want to stand up for South Carolina, and I want to fight for President Trump's agenda.'

Cites her time leading the SC Commission for the Blind — an agency she describes as having 10 offices, more than 130 employees, and a $90 million budget — as a model for the federal budget: 'What do we need? What is wasteful? Where can we do more with less?' Says the government should budget like a family that cannot spend money it doesn't have.

Supports ending the Senate filibuster to pass the SAVE America Act, breaking with her late brother and predecessor's opposition to that change: 'this is where I differ from my brother — getting rid of the filibuster to get this done, because eventually the Democrats are gonna get rid of it anyway.'

Backs full ICE funding, calling agents' work removing 'dangerous criminal illegal aliens' essential and saying Congress should keep giving them resources. Frames legal immigration as welcome — 'come legally, follow our laws, and live by our values' — and credits Trump's border enforcement record.

Says she will likely put more focus on affordability than her brother and predecessor did, who was focused on national security: 'Lindsey was focused on national security... but I will probably be focused more on affordability.' Also: 'I know what it is to struggle from week to week, paycheck to paycheck.'

Opposes transgender athletes in women's and girls' sports, one of three planks in her first campaign video: 'Every life is precious, men don't belong in women's sports, and only American citizens should vote in our elections.'