Tag: Elise

Elise Stefanik Has Gained Widespread Attention in Antisemitism Hearings

Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., may not be a committee chair, but perhaps no Republican lawmaker has more forcefully clashed with elite university leaders over how they are handling antisemitism on campus. Her line of questioning at a December hearing helped push the presidents of Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania out of their jobs. […]

Maddow Blog | GOP’s Elise Stefanik haunted by her original position on Trump

Plenty of Republicans have undergone unfortunate metamorphoses since Donald Trump took over the party — Sen. Lindsey Graham, I’m looking in your direction — but few have changed more than House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik. In the not-too-distant past, the New York Republican encouraged voters to see her as one of Congress’ “most bipartisan” […]

How New York’s Elise Stefanik emerged as a top Trump ally

As some Republicans were agonizing over the party’s disappointing 2022 midterm election performance – and occasionally laying the blame at the feet of former President Donald Trump – New York Rep. Elise Stefanik tripled down. Shortly after Election Day, Stefanik, now the fourth-ranking House Republican and a top GOP fundraiser, endorsed Trump’s reelection bid – […]

Rep. Elise Stefanik files complaint against New York attorney general over Trump case

WASHINGTON — House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik has filed a complaint against New York Attorney General Letitia James over her multimillion-dollar civil fraud case against former President Donald Trump, NBC News has exclusively learned. Stefanik, R-N.Y., alleges that James is “conducting a biased investigation and prosecution” of Trump and “attacking” him through “extrajudicial statements,” […]

potential Trump running mate Elise Stefanik is ‘a total crackpot’

Elise Stefanik of New York, a top House Republican and a leading contender to be Donald Trump’s presidential running mate, is “a total crackpot”, the former Republican congresswoman Liz Cheney said. Cheney threw the barb on Tuesday, in response to a statement in which Stefanik called the House January 6 committee on which Cheney was […]

Liz Cheney Calls Out ‘Total Crackpot’ Elise Stefanik Over Jan. 6 Denial

WASHINGTON ― Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) slammed Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) for her ongoing efforts to downplay the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S Capitol. Stefanik has referred to the Donald Trump supporters arrested for attacking the Capitol as “hostages” and on Tuesday called the special committee that investigated the attack a “sham” […]

Trump eyes Rep. Elise Stefanik as a potential VP pick

WASHINGTON — During a candlelit dinner with Mar-a-Lago members in late December, former President Donald Trump walked around the table as the conversation turned to one of the biggest decisions he’d have to make should he become the Republican nominee: Whom should he pick to be his running mate? That’s when Rep. Elise Stefanik, the […]

Elise Stefanik hammed for humiliating “audition” for Trump’s MAGA VP

Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., is facing widespread criticism after she referred to convicted Jan. 6 Capitol rioters as “hostages” and declined to commit to certifying the results of the next election. Stefanik, the chair of the House Republican Conference, echoed former President Donald Trump during an appearance on “Meet the Press’ when asked if she […]

Rep. Elise Stefanik Declines To Commit To Certifying 2024 Election Results

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) declined to commit to certifying the 2024 presidential election results during an appearance on NBC’s “Meet The Press” Sunday. “We will see if this is a legal and valid election,” Stefanik said when asked by host Kristen Welker if she would vote to certify the 2024 election results. “What we’re seeing […]