Donald Trump Again Backs Stefanik for GOP Chair but Rival Chip Roy Has More Conservative Record
On 5/13/21 at 8:49 PM EDT
Former President Donald Trump reiterated his endorsement of Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) to replace Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) as House GOP Conference chair after the more conservative Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) announced his candidacy on Thursday.
Trump insisted that Roy had not done a great job in Congress and was likely to be primaried in the 2022 midterm elections. The former president cheered on Cheney s removal on Wednesday after denouncing her following her vote to impeach him for inciting the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol.
Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) testifies before a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on July 12, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)
The New York Congresswoman has so far got endorsements from House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Whip Steve Scalise and Trump. Until Roy s announcement, the path to victory seemed very clear for Stefanik. That said, it is not clear what kind of support Roy really has. He will be nominated by Rep Ken Buck on Friday, May 14. Beyond Buck, there s no word on who else is backing Roy.
One person who isn t backing Stefanik s challenger is the former president, who put out a statement almost immediately after Roy s announcement. Available on his From the Desk section of the website, Trump s latest statement backs Stefanik once again while denouncing Roy s candidacy. Canât imagine Republican House Members would go with Chip Royâhe has not done a great job, and will probably be successfully primaried in his own district. I suppor
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Former President Donald Trump issued a statement Thursday, taking a shot at Republican Texas Rep. Chip Roy’s candidacy to replace former Republican conference chair Liz Cheney, and offering support to Republican New York Rep. Elise Stefanik.
“Can’t imagine Republican House Members would go with Chip Roy he has not done a great job, and will probably be successfully primaried in his own district,” Trump said. “I support Elise, by far, over Chip!”
Cheney was ousted from her position as Republican conference chair on Wednesday when sources told the Daily Caller that Roy was considering a run to replace her. Roy officially announced Thursday that he would be running.
Chip Roy announced today that he’ll run against Stefanik for the Republican Conference Chair:
NEW: Two sources tell me Rep. Chip Roy is considering a run against Elise Stefanik for House leadership.
NEWS: Rep. Chip Roy will run for House GOP conference chair, and Rep. Ken Buck will be the one to formally nominate him tmrw, I’m told.
The Young Conservatives of Texas are proud to endorse @chiproytx for GOP Conference Chair
“Chip Roy is one of the leading conservatives in Washington and has a proven track record of winning tight elections. We fully support him for Conference Chair” – @wendtmanfredpic.twitter.com/7CvlDxbQKm