Wall Street Journal: “Stefanik, 39 years old, is one of the House’s fiercest culture warriors, a centrist Harvard graduate turned Ivy league foe whose political antenna is now closely tuned to Trump and his populist brand of conservatism. In recent weeks, she made headlines for referring to people imprisoned for storming the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, as ‘hostages’ and pointedly rescinded her endorsement of a GOP congressional candidate in Ohio after he called Trump arrogant.”
“Stefanik, an early endorser of Trump for the 2024 vote, opened the weekly House leadership press conference by praising his win in the Iowa caucuses, and on Friday evening joined him at a campaign event in New Hampshire. Trump introduced her to the crowd as brilliant and said she “got very famous” for questioning the college presidents. She ‘did it in a surgical way,’ he said. ‘Wasn’t it beautiful?’”
“While her political journey has reflected changes in the Republican electorate, who are now lining up behind Trump in the 2024 race, critics say it was a cynical shift to capitalize on Trump’s popularity.”
