Stefanik emphasizes support for false election claims, Trump movement ahead of leadership vote

May 6, 2021 at 7:37 p.m. EDT

During President Donald Trump's 2019 impeachment hearing, Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) said the inquiry was not about his tweets. (Video: The Washington Post, Photo: Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post)

Rep. Elise Stefanik on Thursday emphasized her support for former president Donald Trump’s false claims that the 2020 election was stolen through voter fraud as she seeks to lock down support to replace Rep. Liz Cheney as the third-ranking House Republican.

Stefanik (N.Y.) appeared Thursday morning on the podcast of former Trump campaign and White House aide Stephen K. Bannon, where she sought to make the case that she is a reliable supporter of Trump and devoted to his brand of nationalist populism, distancing herself from her ties to the old establishment wing of the party and her moderate voting record in Congress.