So, like, there were these styrofoam packing peanuts all over this empty office in the Rayburn House Office Building by the Capitol, right? And there were these two moving dudes unpacking a fancy couch, a chair, some lamps, and a lucite side table. Who knew what was going on, right?
Guess who showed up unexpectedly? Representative Elise Stefanik from New York. Totally not part of the plan, you know? She thought she was gonna be cruising through her Senate confirmation vote for President Trump’s ambassador to the United Nations in early April. She even packed up her stuff, sent her chief of staff off to a new gig at the State Department (which only lasted a week), did a whole “goodbye” tour of her district, checked out schools in NYC for her kid, and was all set to move into a swanky $15 million penthouse in Manhattan. But nope, here she was back in DC surrounded by packing peanuts.
She was blaming Speaker Mike Johnson for the whole mess, feeling like she got the short end of the stick, you know? Like, she was elected as a moderate but then went full-on MAGA, and now it’s like karma came back to bite her. Even as a big supporter of Trump, she still got left out in the cold.
It just goes to show, you can be the biggest cheerleader for the president, but that doesn’t guarantee you anything in return. Loyalty only goes so far in the crazy world of politics, I guess.
So, yeah, we’re still verifying access for the full article. If you’re a reader mode, just log in or subscribe to get all the juicy details. And if you’re already a subscriber, well, lucky you. Enjoy the full content.
