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AlterNet: Fear of 'narrow margins' -- or spectacular loss: Why Trump might pull rug under MAGA loyalist
AlterNet - Fear of 'narrow margins' — or spectacular loss: Why Trump might pull rug under MAGA loyalist
When Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-New York) first entered the U.S. House of Representatives on January 3, 2015, she had a reputation for being a traditional business-minded Republican along the lines of 2012 GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney or then-Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona). And the congressman was an outspoken Donald Trump critic during the 2016 election.
But Stefanik later gave herself a far-right MAGA makeover, becoming stridently pro-Trump and much snarkier in her criticism of Democrats. Now, during President Trump's second term, Stefanik is hoping to become U.S. ambassador to the United Nations (UN).
According to Punchbowl News' Jake Sherman, however, Trump may withdraw that nomination.
In a Thursday, March 27 post on X, formerly Twitter, Sherman reported, "The White House is considering pulling @EliseStefanik 's nomination to be ambassador to the United Nations. Or asking her to withdraw, according to sources familiar. Confirming @JenniferJJacobs The Trump administration has grown concerned about the narrow margins in the House and what it means for Trump's legislative agenda."
The New York Times Annie Karni, in response to Sherman's tweet, posted, "Stefanik has been posting a retrospective of her career in Congress on Instagram for the past 5 days, expecting to get nominated in the coming weeks."
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When Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-New York) first entered the U.S. House of Representatives on January 3, 2015, she had a reputation for being a traditional business-minded Republican along the lines of 2012 GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney or then-Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona). And the congressman was an outspoken Donald Trump critic during the 2016 election.
But Stefanik later gave herself a far-right MAGA makeover, becoming stridently pro-Trump and much snarkier in her criticism of Democrats. Now, during President Trump's second term, Stefanik is hoping to become U.S. ambassador to the United Nations (UN).
According to Punchbowl News' Jake Sherman, however, Trump may withdraw that nomination.
In a Thursday, March 27 post on X, formerly Twitter, Sherman reported, "The White House is considering pulling @EliseStefanik 's nomination to be ambassador to the United Nations. Or asking her to withdraw, according to sources familiar. Confirming @JenniferJJacobs The Trump administration has grown concerned about the narrow margins in the House and what it means for Trump's legislative agenda."
The New York Times Annie Karni, in response to Sherman's tweet, posted, "Stefanik has been posting a retrospective of her career in Congress on Instagram for the past 5 days, expecting to get nominated in the coming weeks."
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