"President Trump's dramatic rug pull of Rep. Elise Stefanik's (R-N.Y.) UN ambassador nomination has given House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) a new series of headaches," Axios reports.
NEW: The Trump administration will leave Rep. Elise Stefanik in the House, just days before the Senate was finally ready to move on her nomination as UN ambassador
-- Axios (@axios.com) March 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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#1: Hi Nixon. At the tender age of 30, Stefanik would have been an "Ambassador." Beside being "crushed," she is seething underneath. Republican screwing over Republican: vectorseek.com
I'll restate my #14 comment ...
"Johnson has to reassure GOP lawmakers after their president said he's nervous about a Trump +20 district."
OK, the problem here seems to be more of a diminishing support for GOP candidates that Pres Trump sees.
Where else may we have seen this?
Well, there's this ...
GOP 'anxiety' persists ahead of Florida special elections in Trump territory
www.nbcnews.com
... Republicans are looking to add two more seats to their House majority after special elections in Florida next week, giving GOP leaders a little more breathing room in a tightly divided legislative chamber. But they might be holding their breath until the polls close Tuesday.
Voters will cast their ballots next week in Florida's 1st and 6th Congressional Districts, two deep-red seats that President Donald Trump won easily in November. While Republicans are still expecting to win both races, they are more competitive thanks to a wave of Democratic money and early votes. ...
My guess is that those two districts will remain Republican.
But, for me, is the concern by the Trump admin that such a previously solid Red area may not.
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