House GOP leadership expressed frustration over Stefanik's endorsement because they were not consulted and are now associated with unflattering stories, including reports about Paladino's past praise of Hitler and past racist remarks, NBCNews learned.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., the chair of the House Republican Conference, at a news conference on Capitol Hill on June 9.of New York, the No. 3 Republican in the House, rankled fellow House GOP leaders when she backed a New York congressional candidate with a history of racist and other controversial remarks, two sources said.
A House Republican familiar with GOP leadership's frustration with Stefanik, who also spoke on condition of anonymity, called her endorsement of Paladino “baffling” and “off-putting.” “When you’re in that No. 3 position, when you’re in leadership, anything you say is something that’s going to be interpreted as on behalf of the team,” the House leadership aide said, adding: “This is the reason we got rid of Liz Cheney. And now Elise is doing the same thing.
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