House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik claimed President Biden and the Democratic Party pose a “threat to democracy” over efforts to remove Donald Trump from the 2024 ballot.
“Joe Biden and the Democratic Party are a threat to democracy,” Stefanik (R-N.Y.) said Sunday on NBC's “Meet the Press.”
Host Kristen Welker then asked Stefanik simply, “Will you vote to certify the results of the 2024 election, whatever they are? And will you vote to certify them?” I asked directly.
“We're going to make sure that this is a legal and valid election. What we're seeing so far is that the Democrats are very desperate and President Trump is suppressing the American people.” They're trying to exclude people from voting,” Stefanik said.
Stefanik was one of 147 Republicans to vote against certification of the 2020 election results on January 6, 2021.
She cited “unconstitutional overreach” as the reason for her opposition to Pennsylvania. hint of dissatisfaction How the Keystone State Supreme Court and Secretary of State reworked election policy to eliminate signature verification requirements without legislation.
The change came during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
Stefanik also expressed optimism that the U.S. Supreme Court will ultimately solidify Trump's place in key polls heading into the 2024 election.
Late last year, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that he was ineligible for the state's primary ballot, citing the 14th Amendment's disqualification clause and his actions surrounding the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. was lowered.
The ruling was halted amid the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to intervene in the smoldering legal dispute. Colorado's primary election is scheduled for March 5th.
Following Colorado's lead, Maine Secretary of State Shena Bellows (D) unilaterally moved to remove him from the state's ballot, but the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to take up the Colorado case later Until then, it will likely be removed from the state's ballots, he said.
Other states are considering similar action against President Trump.
Stefanik later echoed Trump's comments, calling some of the hundreds of men and women charged in the Capitol attack “hostages.”
“We have concerns about the treatment of the hostages on January 6,” she said. “We have a role in Congress to oversee the treatment of prisoners of war.”
We're seeing the federal government weaponized not only against President Trump, but also against conservatives and Catholics. ”
Well over 1,200 protesters have been charged by prosecutors since the violent ransacking of the Capitol three years ago.
After the riot, Stefanik took to the House floor and condemned the violence. On Sunday, she emphasized that “she has been advocating for election integrity and election security.”
“The real threat to our democracy is the baseless witch-hunt investigation and lawsuit against President Trump,” she said.
President Trump faces 91 criminal charges in four separate indictments.
Stefanik, one of Trump's most ardent supporters in the House, recently withdrew his support for the Ohio Republican in the House race after audio surfaced of him badmouthing the former president.
Stefanik expressed openness when asked about speculation that she could be President Trump's running mate in 2024.
“Of course, I am honored to serve in any capacity in the Trump administration. I am proud to be the first member of Congress to support his reelection. I am a strong supporter of President Trump. I'm proud of him and he will win this November,” she replied.
Last month, the Empire State Republican made waves when she slammed the presidents of Harvard University, the University of Pennsylvania, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology over policies to combat anti-Semitism on campus.
After this testimony, UPenn President Liz McGill immediately resigned. Then, at the start of the new year, Harvard University President Claudine Gay resigned amid mounting fire over allegations of plagiarism.
“It's been a long time coming. She should have resigned right after the hearing,” Stefanik said of Gay's resignation.
“This was the most morally bankrupt testimony I have ever heard before Congress.”
Stefanik was furious when asked about President Trump's rhetoric, including his comment last month that immigrants “contaminate the blood of our country,” parroting talking points from Adolf Hitler. That's what the Democratic Party claimed.
“Our media is very biased and repeats all the talking points that the Biden campaign makes,” she shot back.
“The border crisis is poisoning Americans with fentanyl. People are getting addicted, including people dying from fentanyl overdoses in my district. And you know why — Joe “Because of Biden's wide open borders,” she continued.
Stefanik is the fourth-ranking Republican in the House. She also predicted that “Biden will prove to be the most corrupt president in our country's history.”
