Despite ‘looking forward’ to supporting Trump as the nominee, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik has been scrambling as of late to create any kind of distance from Donald Trump – even refusing to say his name!
But Stefanik’s effort took a major hit today when Greg Walden, the head of the National Republican Congressional Committee, endorsed Trump earlier today.
The head of the organization that is responsible for helping Elise Stefanik navigate this very difficult election environment has now hitched the Republican House effort to Donald J. Trump.
Remember that only a few months ago, Walden warned that Trump’s dangerous rhetoric “puts, certainly, competitive seats in jeopardy.” Similarly, the NRCC’s deputy chair warned that Trump “would be devastating to our attempts to grow our majority and would cost us seats.”
“Congresswoman Elise Stefanik can’t be happy that her own campaign committee is now firmly on Team Trump. No matter how much Elise Stefanik scrambles to distance herself, there is no escaping the fact that Stefanik pledged to back Trump as the nominee and will be sharing the ticket with Trump this November,” said Bryan Lesswing at the DCCC.