Florida Rep. Kat Cammack (R) mentioned she hopes President Trump will select to “elevate” Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) after the 2026 midterms following the information this week that Trump pulled her nomination to develop into United Nations ambassador so as to maintain her in the home.
Cammack mentioned in an interview on Newsmax’s “Wake Up America” on Friday that Stefanik can be a “rock star” and can be welcomed again into the Home and GOP management. She mentioned she texted Stefanik saying, “This sucks, but we all understand.”
“But my hope is that President Trump can find a way after midterms to really elevate her profile and really put her in a place where she can continue to do a great service to our nation,” Cammack mentioned.
The White Home notified the Senate International Relations Committee on Thursday that it was withdrawing Stefanik’s nomination to be U.N. ambassador following rumors earlier within the day that the nomination could be pulled.
Trump later confirmed his choice on Fact Social, citing the slender GOP Home majority and the uncertainty of how the particular election to switch her would play out. Stefanik’s district, the New York twenty first Congressional District, is closely conservative and voted for Trump by 21 factors and Stefanik by 24 factors in November.
The choice additionally got here forward of two particular elections in Florida subsequent week which can be much more conservative-leaning, however one in all which has sparked some concern about Republicans about the potential of the Democratic candidate pulling off an upset or not less than making the race a lot nearer than regular.
Republicans presently have a 218-213 majority within the Home, permitting the social gathering to lose as much as two votes and nonetheless have the ability to go laws with party-line splits.
Trump mentioned Stefanik would rejoin the “House Leadership Team,” however what place she is going to maintain is unclear as she gave up her submit as chair of the Home Republican Convention after being nominated for ambassador. Rep. Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) was chosen to take her spot, and a supply has confirmed she doesn’t plan to step down.
All different high GOP management positions are additionally crammed. A supply had instructed The Hill that leaders want to create a place for her.
Stefanik instructed Fox Information on Thursday night time that she is going to keep within the Home and the choice is about being a “team player.” She mentioned Trump and her had a number of conversations in the course of the day.
