'Crushed' Elise Stefanik 'Scrambled' To Convince Trump To Change His Mind About Pulling Her Nomination

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: MEDIAite

Mar 27th, 2025, 11:02 pm


Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) reportedly “scrambled” to get President Donald Trump to reverse course on withdrawing her nomination as Ambassador to the United Nations.

On Thursday, CBS News reported that Stefanik was under pressure to withdraw her name from consideration because Republicans hold a narrow majority in the House, which they control 218-213. Four seats are vacant and special elections will be held to fill them within the next few months. Two of those seats – AZ-7 and TX-18 – are solidly Democratic districts. The other two districts – FL-1 and FL-6 – are normally solidly red, but Republicans are concerned about the poor polling numbers of their nominee Randy Fine in FL-6, where his Democratic opponent is polling within the margin of error.

Shortly after the CBS News report dropped, Trump pulled Stefanik’s nomination. “As we advance our America First Agenda, it is essential that we maintain EVERY Republican Seat in Congress,” he wrote.

According to sources who spoke with Axios, Stefanik did not exactly go – or rather, remain, quietly. “Stefanik was crushed and scrambled to reverse Trump’s decision before he announced it on Truth Social, according to people familiar with the matter,” the outlet reported. “But for Trump, the margins were too close for comfort.”

Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/politics/crushed-elise-stefanik-scrambled-to-convince-trump-to-change-his-mind-about-pulling-her-nomination/

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You and the rest of the GOP women have collars and leashes affixed. Yours just got yanked.

[wolfie001]

1. I've heard the leopard ate her face and vomited immediately afterward

As is expected.

[Javaman]

73. Leopard: "just what is this shit????" nt

[the nelm]

75. Elise, you dense twits never learn...Trump stabs everyone in the back in time...

when it suits him. Your turn...

[tanyev]

2. Aww, the poor dear. I hope she already ordered expensive office furniture

and put it on her own credit card, planning to get reimbursed later.

[3Hotdogs]

74. what she ought'a do to fuck him up,

is resign her seat.

[Dulcinea]

88. Oh Elise, bless your heart.

You'll stay in the House & like it.

[Du916]

89. She spent her allocation

On the boobs and plastic surgery. She needed to make herself ‘hot’ enough to work for Trump.

[gab13by13]

4. All of that humiliating fluffing you did to him,

did you really think Krasnov liked you? Krasnov only cares for 1 person.

[RazorbackExpat]

8. I think Krasnov actually cares for his BFF Eloon

as well as his puppet master Vladimir.

But then again, I could be wrong

[BumRushDaShow]

11. He doesn't care about Muskrat or anyone else (including Putin)

The entirety of the GOP is peopled by those who are nothing but "opportunists" and "users". It's very very obvious. They will "go along" as long as it satisfies some "agenda" item that they have on their list (even if it severely damages others), and then they move on.

With respect to Putin, he is a "higher level" of a source to get closer to obtaining something on the agenda, but there is no real "connection" (even with those puppet strings being pulled).

[allegorical oracle]

39. She needs to remember that "when you lie down with dogs-get fleas" thingy.

[Bluetus]

42. She had better be worrying about her own seat.

If Fine can slip 20 points in his super-red Panhandle seat, no Republican is safe.

And the brain worm we need to get planted in every Republican's head is that, if you thought Trump was the safe bet, in 2026, being linked to Trump might be a death sentence, so maybe you had better start separating from him now.

[SergeStorms]

63. You clearly don't know Stefanik's district.

It's the reddest of the red in New York. Very rural, always republican, no matter what republicans do. If Jesus Christ ran against Stefanik, Stefanik would win.

[North Coast Lawyer]

67. NY MAGA isn't Southern MAGA

I own a place in the southeast part of her sprawling district where a lot of district's people live. They gerrymandered Saratoga Springs out of her district but there are still quite a few liberals in the Glens Falls metro area and in Plattsburgh. While there are indeed many hardcore MAGA types in her district there are also a lot of less committed folks. Republican New Yorkers -- even those Upstate -- value education, literacy, a clean environment, healthcare, .... more than Republicans in other states. This district was Democratic as recently as 2015.

[Bluetus]

70. Even so, her margin against a no-name candidate was just over 20 points

Regardless of the chances of displacing her in 2026, it is delicious to have seen her sell her soul and end up getting nothing for all of that.

If they are sweating the Fine election (a +20 district), there could be a whole lot of "safe" GOP districts in play in 2026. And we need to make sure every GOP Rep understands that if they lock their lips on Trump's butt in 2025, we will make them pay in 2026.

[mgardener]

79. I live in her district.

People are angry.
She will have to deal with the farmers, the seniors and the Vets.

55,000 people in her district are projected to lose their Medicaid.

Canadian firms have already stated they will not expand their businesses due to Trump.
They employ lots of people in this area.

Tourism is down already. Restaurants, stores, motels.

Elise has been calling in the last few months.
She sure had no problem making the rounds of her goodbye tour.
I don't think she will like the mood of the people now if she ever bothered to talk with them.

[Emile]

5. She really had her heart set on getting that NY penthouse

that came with the job.

[Prairie Gates]

26. Apparently she was a probationary nominee

Heyoooooo!

[LudwigPastorius]

61. The Waldorf is where she'd rather stay

Schuylerville is just too far away
She just adores a penthouse view
Trumpy, she loves you but give her Park Avenue

[Prairie Gates]

64. Perfection

Eva she ain't!

[lonely bird]

6. Trump must have gotten Putin's memo in time

[AmericaUnderSiege]

7. Satanic people are so cute when they squabble. nt

[Irish_Dem]

9. She didn't get enough botox, plastic surgery, and hair extensions.

[WestMichRad]

12. And she's not blonde enough!

[durablend]

10. Awww DEI hire got her hopes and dreams crushed

Pity.

[blue-wave]

13. Is she crushed enough

or more accurately, pissed off enough, to switch parties? It's worth a phone call to find out. Now before you all attack me for this idea, if we can win the two Florida districts and a switcheroonie in her district, we would have the House by 1 vote. There are two other districts that are solid D that will also hold special elections soon. We should not have a problem there.

[BumRushDaShow]

15. Before they redistricted the first time

her district was swing and had a Democrat. The NY fuck-up redrawing that netted something like 6 (R) seats from that state alone, has slowly been clawed back (I think a net of 3 plus the surprise pickup of Santos' seat), with the last redrawing of lines (although not much was done to her district).

[Polybius]

47. I don't think she'd make a very good Democrat

She's conservative on nearly every issue, so if anything she would switch to an Indy. As for Florida, don't get your hopes up. One may be a possibility, but the other district is Bright Red.

[blue-wave]

58. Well, I guess I'll just be happy with being

part of the party out of power. I thought the idea of taking the House was a positive thought.

[Polybius]

60. It's a very positive thought and I want you to be right

I'm just more of a realist. I don't see us back in power this year or next. But...................

2026 is looking good for us to take the House.

[NJCher]

83. no offense, Polybius

But that's what we always hear.

"I'm a realist."

You're really saying she's not a realist.

It's a breakdown of "positive thinkers" and "realists."

I think it's good idea. What do we have to lose? As far as being a good Democrat goes, let somebody like Hakeem Jeffries deal with that.

[Paladin]

14. Boo-fucking-hoo. (nt)

[rpannier]

16. Be interesting and fun if the Dems won all 4

218-217 Rep.
But with Comer one of the Republicans they'd have problems. They tried primarying him in 2024 and it failed badly.
He's a nut. But, he's their nut

[nuxvomica]

17. She's an idiot

She could have made this happen by resigning her seat beforehand.

[BumRushDaShow]

21. They purposely told her not to resign

because they were already "down" those earlier 2 seats (especially after Gaetz resigned BEFORE the end of the 118th Congress, despite being reelected, but then having his nomination torpedoed before the 119th Congress was seated).

[Pototan]

18. My heart breaks

Fuck her. she deserves to be "crushed".

[mdbl]

19. Just replace her with Lauren Boebert

The two are inter-changeable morons.

[Prairie Gates]

23. Unfortunately, Stefanik is actually smart, which is why this will hurt her even more

Boebert is too stupid to know what just got yanked away from her.

[BumRushDaShow]

25. If the GOP wins the 2 FL seats

(and we get our 2 replacements back) they will be at 220 to our 215.

That means they can't lose more than 2 votes (assuming everyone votes).

[Lochloosa]

57. We'll be lucky to pick up one here.

[BumRushDaShow]

59. I don't have it on my Bingo Card

but it would be nice!

[NJCher]

27. Pretty sure the condo management

Won’t let gun toting boebert in the building.

Too crude for Manhattan.

[mgardener]

82. You underestimate her

She is smart.

She made a calculated risk to go all in for Trump. And she lost.
She is, what I call, "Trump stupid".

[surfered]

20. She was so naive, she thought she could trust him

He wants loyalty, but will drop you in a second if it benefits him. Narcissistic sociopath.

[Prairie Gates]

22. She was about to have some pretty nice digs on the Upper East Side

Now she's gotta go back to Plattsburgh just in time for a trade war with Canada. I can see how she'd be disappointed. You don't think these MAGA spokesclowns actually want to live in the North Country, right? That's for the riffraff, the red hats. They want dinners at Daniel and Eleven Madison Park and car service to take them down to the Peloton Studios. She almost had the ring, poor Elise...

[Blackjackdavey]

45. Hold on now

There is a damn fine Indian Restaurant in Plattsburgh. While the popcorn tastes mighty fine this morning I'm a tad uncomfortable with the North Country disparagement that's coming with it...

[Prairie Gates]

46. Hahah

I love the North Country.

[North Coast Lawyer]

68. Rural NY is diverse

A lot of people don't understand that rural Upstate New York (even the North Country) has way more liberals and way more educated people than other rural areas. Upstate New York isn't a MAGA hellscape.

[NJCher]

24. They showed the cool New York City apartment

She was going to get out of this deal. It had giant windows and a fantastic view of Manhattan.

That would’ve been enough to make me break down and cry!

[DinahMoeHum]

28. Methinks she's also lost her seniority spots. . .

. . .in the various committees/subcommittees she was on.

She ain't nothing but a back-bencher in the House, now.

[FakeNoose]

38. She's been Chumped!

[Ol Janx Spirit]

29. Kind of undermines your "mandate" claim doesn't it Don-Old? A massive mandate yet a vote margin so slim that

you don't even feel safe moving your lackeys around for fear of losing a single vote in the House are two concepts that really do not comport. And remember: every member of the House went through the same election you did since they are all on two-year terms, so it isn't like the Senate where people may want you to have a mandate but can't vote for enough seats to turn things in your favor. If the American people were really handing you a mandate you would not be on the knife's edge of even holding on to power. Interestingly, this move belies all of the mandate bluster and shows that the WH is aware of their precarious position--which they also know will only get worse given the juvenile governing strategies.

[perdita9]

30. Translation

Trump is going to gut Social Security and he needs Elise's vote to make it happen

[hay rick]

31. Stefanik's miserable life continues. First she lost the veepstakes...

[marble falls]

32. For Rhiannon's sake, I'd have rather the nomination went far enough for Stefanic to have resigned ...

... her seat. At the same time, we survived John Bolton at the UN and he was more dangerous than Elise could ever dream of being.

This and the other four special elections could have split the House even. And ther are now a few Republicans that would vote with us on at least a few issues,

[Quiet Em]

33. She's just a regular House member now. Doesn't even have her leadership position anymore

All that sucking up and she got nothing in return, lol.

I am enjoying that they are not confident they will keep that seat if she did get the cabinet position. That's a good sign that they are noticing that the public is not happy with what is happening. She's in a solid red area.

[SSJVegeta]

34. She should resign in protest.

[Historic NY]

35. She gave her self the Mara lara ding dong face make over......

which will identify her a hanger on .

[patphil]

36. That's too bad. Her district in upstate NY includes the hometown of my youth; still have lots of relatives there.

I would love to have seen a Democrat take that seat away from the Republicans.

[nowforever]

37. So

turning yourself into a rat and joining the colony of scum headed by Trump guarantees you nothing. All the boot licking and ass kissing got you treated like a used paper towel. The Grand Malignant Narcissist would cut anybody's throat if it somehow improved his position. People are just objects he manipulates to keep himself on top. Stefanik will do as told and feel lucky that she still has a role to play in Trump's march to destroy this country.

[Aaeia]

40. Nice!

Hopefully the felon 47 will self-destruct with ALL the enemies he's making in his own party.

[sheshe2]

41. Yanked after all that facework.

[Vinca]

44. Poster girl for "Plastic Surgeons Monthly."

[Hugin]

56. It looks like a kidney lift too.

I mean while you’re out, might as well pick something from menu B too, right?

[Danascot]

43. NY-21 is a very red district

Trump yard signs and banners are very common. If they did have a special election, I'd be shocked if the gop candidate didn't win. Stefanik probably thinks so too, which likely adds to her pain.

[Polybius]

49. But NY Gov. Hochul will push it back as far as the legal limit, which is I think November

They don't want to be without a seat for that long that they know they will win.

[BumRushDaShow]

50. They made it into one

as the old boundaries had it as swing (with a Democrat). I would also think they were the type who would love to have a bigger SALT deduction (but the GOP to prefer to screw those "blue states" with the high property taxes and that of course, screws the GOPers in those states)...

At this point I am wondering if they will fill the position or just wait and resubmit. It's apparent that Hochul was planning on working something to delay a special election until November (through the legislature). Will be interesting to see what happens.

[Hugin]

48. Pawn looks around and doesn't see any pawns...

Realizing it is a pawn.

[The Blue Flower]

51. She should have gone blonde

There's always room for another blonde in this maladministration.

[in2herbs]

52. She had all the leverage - tell F47 to nominate her or he could not depend on her votes if she was left Congress.

If she's as smart as some say she would see the writing on the wall and realize that getting away from F47 and Congress was the smart thing to do.

[BumRushDaShow]

55. She's too "suck up" to defy

I expect this was the first time she ever complained about what was going on. I would agree that she is at a fork in the road for her career going forward though. She is a fundraising juggernaut - I even got idiotic calls during the last election with her name associated with it (on the caller ID) and put the numbers in my call blocker.

[Walleye]

53. You can bet she was looking forward to life in New York after being in the crazy house in DC

Heck, she probably arranged for a buyer for her house and an apartment in New York. These people have no consideration for anybody, not that I feel sorry for her.

[Playingmantis]

54. Boo f*ing hoo hoo hoo!

She deserves a sharp stick in the eye and another up her butt!
She is worse than MGT or Lauren Boebert because she is a liar and two faced.. At least the others are honest about their quackery whereas she pretended to be otherwise..

[poli-junkie]

62. The handwriting was...

in his toilet:


https://images.axios.com/k7tEE-u_1AME22F3jSpT_olX-MI=/0x0:1920x1080/1920x1080/2022/08/08/1659928653877.jpg?w=750

[Zambero]

65. Hey Elise, time to RESIGN!

You don't really want to go back to that old job in a highly dysfunctional Congress anyway. Donnie Do-Wrong has just done you wrong, bigly. Time to turn those tables!!

[North Coast Lawyer]

66. Stuck with her for another two years

I live part-time in her district (will be full-time when I retire in a few years). I was hoping to be rid of this most vile representative but it looks like we'll be stuck with her till at least until 2027. Her district isn't as hardcore MAGA as many think. There are a lot of Democrats in the southeastern part of the district (the most populous part) and in Plattsburgh (a university town).

[Skittles]

69. AWWWWWWWWWWWWW

all her whoring for Trump and she doesn't get the big prize

[Hassler]

71. All that Ozempic for nothing. Now head

To the backbench. At least she'll have the comfort of lying her way thru her miserable existence. Hilarious!

[krkaufman]

72. I'm confident that our new media ...

… immediately challenged Trump on the contradiction between his concern for maintaining the historically thin House majority margin and his and GOP proclamations for a mandate for their demolition of government.

[greatauntoftriplets]

76. ....

[mercuryblues]

77. I wish the republicans would believe this

If they'll do it with you, they'll do it to you.

No pity, Elise. You know what you should do to punish trump for breaking his promise to you. RESIGN! That'll teach him not to mess with you, ever again.

[Frasier Balzov]

78. Make sure her constituents remember

where they rank in her hierachy of needs.

[dchill]

81. She's probably pretty sure the GOP's hold on power is very shaky.

[3catwoman3]

84. One of the MSNBC evening shows last night made spoken reference to the theme song...

...from The Jeffersons by saying Stefanik would not be moving to that "deluxe apartment in the sky."

[Figarosmom]

85. She'll just demand he make her

Speaker and make Johnson take her place as 3rd.

[MadMike47]

86. She's been dumped many times before. That's my guess.

[riversedge]

87. Well Elise--You can always vote with the Democrats as payback if you have a beef with Trump!!

[AntiFascist]

90. Her breasts probably aren't big enough...

that seems to be an important qualification under Trump.