Elise Stefanik

NEW YORK (AP) — A racist ideology seeping from the Internet's fringes into the mainstream is being investigated as a motivating factor in the Tops ...

The shooting was an act of evil and the criminal should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.” Congresswoman Stefanik will never stop fighting to secure our borders and secure our elections.” A “manifesto” by the New Zealand shooter was widely spread online. In the U.S., you can point to efforts to intimidate and discourage Black people from voting — from replacing white voters at the polls — that date to the post-Civil War era. He reportedly inscribed the number 14 on his gun, which Pitcavage said is shorthand for a 14-word white supremacist slogan. “I know that the left and all the gatekeepers on Twitter become literally hysterical if you use the term ‘replacement,’ if you suggest the Democratic Party is trying to replace the current electorate, the voters now casting ballots, with new people, more obedient voters from the Third World,” he said on his show last year. In the modern era, most experts point to two influential books. That’s true.” The theory’s more racist adherents believe Jews are behind the so-called replacement conspiracy. “It actually introduces the Great Replacement Theory to a conservative audience in an easier-to-swallow pill,” he said. The attention paid by many Republican politicians to what they see as a leaky southern border along the United States has been interpreted, at least by some, as a nod to the concern of white people who worry about being “replaced.” “The Turner Diaries,” a 1978 novel written by William Luther Pierce under the pseudonym Andrew Macdonald, is about a violent revolution in the United States with a race war that leads to the extermination of nonwhites.

Don't let Republicans get away with their ugly 'great replacement theory' scam.

Patrick carefully couched this as a warning about “millions of voters” set to impose their will on the current population, and we’ve heard talk about imported voters from other Republicans, including Rep. Scott Perry of Pennsylvania and Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin. She notes that when high-profile figures float these ideas in a more benign form, it seduces people into being more accepting of them than they otherwise might be. “It’s been gradually moving from the fringes into the mainstream,” Gorski told me. The extent to which “great replacement” ideas have migrated from the fringe into something more routine among Republican lawmakers appears new. Let’s note that this doesn’t mean Republicans are to blame for the shooting. Actually, the “disgusting low” was committed by Stefanik herself.

In response to reports of the racist mass shooting in Buffalo that left 10 dead and three injured, New York Representative Elise Stefanik issued a pro forma ...

I don’t know why or how, but Vance became not a voice for the voiceless but an echo of the loudmouth. But a funny thing happened after the introduction of J.D. Vance, anti-Trump voice of the working class. Elected to a purplish New York district—which Barack Obama twice won—in 2014 as a moderate Republican, she was initially a supporter of John Kasich in 2016 and wouldn’t even mention Trump’s name after he became the GOP’s standard-bearer, indicating only that she would support the party’s nominee. This harsh personal judgement might well be true of both Stefanik and Vance. But such moral considerations are also irrelevant.15 The alleged shooter wrote a manifesto justifying his slaughter because of his fear of a “great replacement” of white people due to mass immigration by the undocumented. Every political party will have its share of schemers, weather vanes, and chameleons. ‘Pedo’’s the point of no return.”10 Nowadays, Stefanik is more Trumpist than Trump, mimicking the language of not just white nationalists but also QAnon. On Friday, Stefanik tweeted, “The White House, House Dems, & usual pedo grifters are so out of touch with the American people that rather than present ANY PLAN or urgency to address the nationwide baby formula crisis, they double down on sending pallets of formula to the southern border. Like Stefanik, J.D. Vance, who has secured the GOP nomination to be the senatorial candidate in Ohio, evidently made a conscious decision to take the path to political perdition. The trajectory of Stefanik’s career follows the arc of expediency. Contemporary Trumpism (which now includes strains of white nationalism and QAnon-style conspiracy theories) can be divided into two broad camps: There is the faction of faithful fanatics (such as Marjorie Taylor Greene, Lauren Boebert, Paul Gosar, and Madison Cawthorn) who are sincerely committed to militant bigotry. Asked to explain what Stefanik meant, her office offered two contradictory explanations.

Elise Stefanik defended herself against smears claiming she is somehow responsible for allegedly stoking the 'great replacement' conspiracy theory that was ...

Biden said his Fiscal Year 2023 budget proposal includes more money for law enforcement and that his agenda is not for 'defunding police' 'We're still gathering the facts, but already, the Justice Department has stated publicly that it's investigating the matter as a hate crime, racially-motivated act of white supremacy and violent extremism. We must never stop fighting to end the bloodshed — because enough is enough.' 'As a New Yorker, I am praying for the entire community and loved ones,' Stefanik said in her statement following the shooting. Pictured: People pray outside the scene of Saturday's shooting on Sunday, May 15, 2022 Payton Gendron, 18, opened fire at a Tops supermarket in Buffalo, New York on Saturday, killing 10 and wounding another three. The president said that while the Justice Department investigates the crime in Buffalo 'we must all work together to address the hate that remains a stain on the soul of America.' Biden insisted during his near 18-minute remarks Sunday that his agenda is clearly in favor of funding police, contrary to the far-left calls that began the summer of 2020 for the complete defunding of law enforcement across the country. Representative Liz Cheney slammed her Republican colleagues on Monday for 'enabling white nationalism, white supremacy, and anti-semitism' in the fallout of the racially motivated mass shooting in Buffalo, New York on Saturday that left 10 people dead and three wounded. Biden gave an impassioned plea Sunday during a memorial for fallen law enforcement by asking Americans to 'address the hate that remains a stain on the soul of America' just 24 hours after the shooting. Stefanik released a statement condemning the massacre on Monday along with her senior adviser's statement defending the congresswoman and bashing those critical of her allegedly pushing the theory with anti-immigration sentiments. - Comes amid the fallout of the racially motivated mass shooting in Buffalo, New York on Saturday that left 10 people dead and three wounded

The third-ranking House Republican's hometown newspaper denounced her "hateful rhetoric" months before the racist mass shooting in Buffalo, New York.

The gunman was sentenced to four years in prison. “If there’s anything that needs replacing in this country — and in the Republican Party — it’s the hateful rhetoric that Ms. Stefanik and far too many of her colleagues so seamlessly spew.” Stefanik’s senior adviser Alex deGrasse told the Times Union Sunday that the lawmaker has never supported replacement theory — or racism. It was all a ploy to outnumber white Republican voters to silence them, she claimed. A gunman opened fire in 2016 on a Washington pizzeria that was identified as a headquarters for the nonexistent trafficking operation. Stefanik’s ads didn’t specifically name the theory, but clearly evoked its racist vision.

Elise Stefanik used to encourage voters to see her as one of Congress' "most bipartisan" members. That version of the Republican has since been replaced.

The editorial board of the Times Union, the congresswoman’s hometown newspaper, was not impressed. To briefly revisit our earlier coverage, for much of the American mainstream, the “great replacement” conspiracy theory is probably obscure, though for much of the right, it’s increasingly popular. Soon after, assorted Republicans in Congress, and some polling suggests nearly half of all GOP voters are on board with the concept, if not the explicit name. The “great replacement” conspiracy theory took on renewed significance over the weekend when a suspected shooter attacked a Buffalo grocery store, where he appeared to target Black people. The basic idea behind the conspiracy theory is that nefarious forces — Democrats, immigration advocates, “globalists,” et al. On Friday, for example, House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik insisted that Democrats have “no plan” to address the problem.

Elise Stefanik, the third-ranking GOP member in the House of Representatives, is still broadcasting the idea that Democrats are trying to flood the nation with ...

Her campaign committee claimed in an ad released last September that Democrats want to enact a “PERMANENT ELECTION INSURRECTION,” and that their plan is to “grant amnesty to 11 MILLION illegal immigrants will overthrow our current electorate and create a permanent liberal majority in Washington.” She’s since regularly criticized Biden for allowing an “invasion” at the U.S.-Mexico border while advocating for the completion of Trump’s border wall. Stefanik is also fully aware of this, and she doesn’t seem to feel any need to show any restraint regarding white supremacist theory — mass shootings be damned. Stefanik isn’t the only politician or aspiring politician who pushed the political version of the great replacement theory in the wake of Saturday’s shooting. J.D. Vance, the Republican who rode Trump’s endorsement to victory in last month’s Senate primary in Ohio, has also pushed the conspiracy theory. The mass shooting in Buffalo on Saturday was inspired by the great replacement, but that didn’t keep Stefanik from continuing to push the idea that Democrats are trying to replace white people with people of color. Stefanik and others may frame this not so much as a racial issue, but one of Democrats replacing America-loving Republicans with foreigners more willing to support the “radical left’s” policies.

Stefanik, the No. 3 House Republican, lashed out at Democrats and accused the party of using illegal immigration to eventually register more voters.

"Democrats desperately want wide open borders and mass amnesty for illegals allowing them to vote," she tweeted on Sunday night. "Radical Democrats are planning their most aggressive move yet: a PERMANENT ELECTION INSURRECTION," one of Stefanik's campaign ads said. Stefanik initially responded to the shooting Saturday night with a standard condolence tweet and then spent Sunday going after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi over the nationwide baby formula shortage. The Post story highlighted her past comments on immigration, which echoed the alleged shooter's writings on white replacement theory. The white supremacist theory posits that Democrats and a cabal of elites are plotting to diminish the influence of white Americans by increasing the number of people of color in the population. It's evident from Trump's prediction back in January that she'd even "be president in about 6 years."

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) has emerged as a rising force within the House Republican Conference a year after taking over as conference chair amid the ...

“When it comes to securing the border, I served in previous Congresses where that was a challenging issue for the Republican Congress to work through. But the House GOP has declined to directly counter those members, and in some cases defended and elevated them. We invite you to join the discussion on Facebook and Twitter. The current House GOP has been hit with repeated flare-ups from members on the fringes, including those that prompted Democrats to strip Reps. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) and Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) from their committees. Those are the kind of figures that could make Stefanik a leading contender for a higher leadership spot. “Any implication or attempt to blame the heinous shooting in Buffalo on the Congresswoman is a new disgusting low for the Left, their Never Trump allies, and the sycophant stenographers in the media,” Stefanik senior adviser Alex DeGrasse said. Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas), who ran against Stefanik for the conference chair position last year, listed in a letter at the time several previous Stefanik votes that he found problematic. “These crises are really unifying House Republicans,” Stefanik said. As chair, Stefanik shifted the conference’s internal messaging strategy to send more rapid response emails on GOP messaging guidance to members about breaking news events. It was very much focused on propping up Liz Cheney and no longer serving the members,” Stefanik told The Hill in an interview. “We’re in the minority. That theory poses that there is an intentional effort to replace white Americans with people of color by encouraging immigration.

Liz Cheney called out Republicans over the Buffalo, NY mass shooting. Adam Kinzinger said in a Tweet that Elise Stefanik pushed replacement theory.

Her ads didn't mention the conspiracy theory by name, but they insisted, in part, that Democrats were looking to grant citizenship to immigrants who entered the country illegally in order to somehow gain an enduring majority - or, in Stefanik's words, a "permanent election insurrection." "Despite sickening and false reporting, Congresswoman Stefanik has never advocated for any racist position or made a racist statement," Alex DeGrasse, a senior adviser, said in a statement. The teen gunman allegedly wanted a race war and livestreamed his attack in an apparent effort to spur others to kill minorities, sources said. The House GOP leadership has enabled white nationalism, white supremacy, and anti-semitism. Her ads didn't mention the conspiracy theory by name, but they insisted, in part, that Democrats were looking to grant citizenship to immigrants who entered the country illegally in order to somehow gain an enduring majority - or, in Stefanik's words, a "permanent election insurrection." "Despite sickening and false reporting, Congresswoman Stefanik has never advocated for any racist position or made a racist statement," Alex DeGrasse, a senior adviser, said in a statement. The teen gunman allegedly wanted a race war and livestreamed his attack in an apparent effort to spur others to kill minorities, sources said. History has taught us that what begins with words ends in far worse.— Liz Cheney (@Liz_Cheney) @GOPleaders must renounce and reject these views and those who hold them. "History has taught us that what begins with words ends in far worse. @GOPLeader should be asked about this," Kinzinger added. "History has taught us that what begins with words ends in far worse. @GOPLeader should be asked about this," Kinzinger added.

The Great Replacement Theory is a conspiracy theory that, at its base, states there is a plot to reduce the influence of white people, according to The ...

Some have interpreted the stance as a hat tip to the white constituents who were worried about being “replaced.” “I know that the left and all the gatekeepers on Twitter become literally hysterical if you use the term ‘replacement,’ if you suggest the Democratic Party is trying to replace the current electorate, the voters now casting ballots, with new people, more obedient voters from the Third World,” he said on his show last year, according to a transcript from The AP. The Great Replacement Theory is a conspiracy theory that, at its base, states there is a plot to reduce the influence of white people, according to The Associated Press. One example of how the conspiracy theory has steeped into mainstream thought in the present day is in politics. The fringe belief has been peddled on internet message boards like 4chan, and The Washington Post has described it as turning “white nationalism into an international call to arms.” In the aftermath of the racist murders of 10 people over the weekend during a supermarket shooting in Buffalo, there has been a great deal of attention on ‘replacement theory,’ a disturbing ideology that made its way from internet forums into mainstream political thinking.

Rep. Elise Stefanik has led the charge, blasting the media for accurately reporting her racist rhetoric.

Stefanik, of course, is far from the only member of her party to push racist rhetoric intended to rile up the base. On Monday, Team Stefanik followed that up with a press release accusing the media of “disgraceful, dishonest, and dangerous” smears. The congresswoman, though, did not appreciate any insinuation whatsoever that someone might have actually taken her words to heart, and in a statement released on Sunday, a senior adviser, Alex deGrasse, insisted that the “implication or attempt to blame the heinous shooting in Buffalo on the congresswoman is a new disgusting low for the Left, their Never Trump allies, and the sycophant stenographers in the media. “Their plan to grant amnesty to 11 MILLION illegal immigrants will overthrow our current electorate and create a permanent liberal majority in Washington.” At the time they ran, Albany’s Times Union, the congresswoman’s hometown paper, called the ads ”despicable,” and blasted her in an editorial, writing that she “isn’t so brazen as to use [Nazi-inspired] slogans themselves; rather, she couches the hate in alarmist anti-immigrant rhetoric that’s become standard fare for the party of Donald Trump.” As The New York Times reported over the weekend, Payton Gendron, the 18-year-old white suspect in the Buffalo shooting, “had posted a hate-filled manifesto online,” in which he wrote of his plan to shoot Black shoppers and went on “racist, anti-immigrant” rants “arguing that white Americans are at risk of being replaced by people of color.” Kind of like the ads run by one Elise Stefanik! To honor your privacy preferences, this content can only be viewed on the site it originates from. And it turns out their hate speech matters?