Yeah, the GOP hasn’t gone off The Deep End of Crazy!
Elise Stefanik of New York, the No. 3 Republican in the House, rankled fellow House GOP leaders when she backed a New York congressional candidate with a history of racist and other controversial remarks, two sources said.
Stefanik endorsed Carl Paladino, a Buffalo developer, this month without consulting other members of a leadership team that includes Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California and Minority Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana, said a House GOP leadership aide who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to comment publicly about the matter.
A House Republican familiar with GOP leadership's frustration with Stefanik, who also spoke on condition of anonymity, called her endorsement of Paladino “baffling” and “off-putting.”
Paladino made headlines in recent weeks for suggesting on Facebook that recent mass shootings were "false flag" operations and for an interview last year in which he said Adolf Hitler was the "kind of leader we need today," with news articles pointing out his connection to Stefanik, the chair of the House Republican Conference. The sources said the appearance of a connection between Paladino and House leadership frustrated fellow top Republicans.
Stefanik, the No. 3 House Republican, went rogue endorsing Carl Paladino in New York, sources say
House GOP leaders have expressed frustration over her endorsement because they were not consulted and are now associated with unflattering stories, including reports about his previous praise of Hitler and racist remarks, NBC News has learned.
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