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

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GOP’s Elise Stefanik haunted by her original position on Trump
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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.

Politico reported on the GOP leader’s appearance on Fox News over the weekend. The host referenced this New York Times article from 2022, which highlighted Stefanik’s earlier Trump criticisms, before the congresswoman’s sharp turn to the right. The guest was not pleased. “It’s a disgrace you would quote the New York Times with nameless and faceless people,” Stefanik said, adding that she dismisses “false smears.” The trouble is, the Times didn’t rely on nameless and faceless people.

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