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House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-NY) was buried under an avalanche of criticism on Tuesday morning after appearing at a press conference in front of the Capitol on the day a House select committee began hearings on the Jan 6th riot that sent lawmakers -- including herself -- fleeing for their lives.
Addressing reporters, she tried to pin the blame for the violent events of the day on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), saying, "The American people deserve to know the truth. That Nancy Pelosi bears responsibility, as speaker of the House, for the tragedy that occurred on Jan. 6."
After video of her speech went viral, critics of the New York lawmaker -- who attained her leadership position after Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) was ousted from the position for criticizing former President Donald Trump -- was the recipient of a flood of criticism for a last-ditch attempt to gaslight the country before the hearings began.
You can see some comments below:
The press has a responsibility to call out such blatant lying propaganda..— MaKin (@MaKin) 1627394467
Elise Stefanik is a reminder of how completely the raw pursuit of power can break a human being.— Dr. Abdul El-Sayed (@Dr. Abdul El-Sayed) 1627397851
The truth is being told in the Jan. 6 select committee hearing. Stop betraying your oath to the constitution @EliseStefanik. Your shameless desperation for power at the expense of officers & others who've been hurt by the dangerous movement you continue to enable is disgusting.https://twitter.com/AndrewSolender/status/1420016108527046657\u00a0\u2026— Olivia of Troye (@Olivia of Troye) 1627397120
Elise Stefanik is saying Nancy Pelosi bears responsibility for Jan 6th. Pandering to the Trump base and spreading lies is what she does best. She's fucking pathetic.— Amy Lynn\ud83e\udde6\u2764\ufe0f (@Amy Lynn\ud83e\udde6\u2764\ufe0f) 1627397097
This morning Elise Stefanik is blaming the 1/6 insurrection on Nancy Pelosi.\n\nSo you\u2019re saying Antifa would attack the U.S. Capitol Police for an election they won?\n\nDoes anyone go over these talking points before they start speaking?— Avenger Resister (@Avenger Resister) 1627396017
Dear Elise Stefanik....\n\nIf Speaker Pelosi is 'responsible' for Jan 6th, then WHY did one of the domestic terrorists who stormed the Capitol later say that, if captured, "Nancy probably would've been torn into little pieces." Hmmm...\n\nThe #January6thCommission must TERRIFY you.— Jake Lobin (@Jake Lobin) 1627397394
Not that you all didn't know this. But there is clearly no level to which Stefanik won't sink. Absolute gutter trash— Cliff Schecter (@Cliff Schecter) 1627393971
Elise Stefanik, who's now denying the Capitol riots, will tell whatever lie the Repubs assign her: she's JD Vance's prom datepic.twitter.com/1pcPufrCsu— Paul Rudnick (@Paul Rudnick) 1627397711
I don't remember Nancy Pelosi telling a crowd of people to march on the Capitol or to call for "trial by combat." So maybe go fuck yourself forever, @EliseStefanik.https://twitter.com/AndrewSolender/status/1420016108527046657\u00a0\u2026— The Rude Pundit (@The Rude Pundit) 1627394314
If you lie to conceal the truth about a violent and deadly insurrection against our country, then you are a domestic terrorist. \n\nElise Stefanik is a traitor.https://twitter.com/andrewsolender/status/1420016108527046657\u00a0\u2026— True Blue \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 (@True Blue \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08) 1627396748
Elise Stefanik is a despicable liar & vile lowlife & grossly unfit to hold public office.\nStefanik shows how someone can be thoroughly corrupted into an odious ghoul by selling one's soul to Trump.\nStefanik is a horrible human being devoid of all decency.https://twitter.com/AndrewSolender/status/1420016108527046657\u00a0\u2026— Charles Campisi (@Charles Campisi) 1627395515
Imagine wanting anything badly enough that you'd sell your soul the way Elise Stefanik has.https://twitter.com/AndrewSolender/status/1420016108527046657\u00a0\u2026— Mark Jacob (@Mark Jacob) 1627394815
When Elise Stefanik was first elected to Congress in 2014, she ran as a "new kind of Republican," a millennial who was "the future of the GOP."\n\nIn the past few months, she has transformed herself into the Marjorie Taylor Greene of New York. She's void of any honor or integrity.pic.twitter.com/up03MXrreN— Russell Drew (@Russell Drew) 1627394582
"Also, the Jews bear responsibility for the Holocaust."\n\u2014 Rep. Elise Stefanik, probablyhttps://twitter.com/AndrewSolender/status/1420016108527046657\u00a0\u2026— Goldy (@Goldy) 1627396062
When you try to defend the indefensible, you say batshit crazy things like Elise Stefanik did.— \ud83e\uded0\ud835\udd3b\ud835\udd4c\ud835\udd3d\ud835\udd3d\ud835\udd50\ud83e\uded0 (@\ud83e\uded0\ud835\udd3b\ud835\udd4c\ud835\udd3d\ud835\udd3d\ud835\udd50\ud83e\uded0) 1627397560
I agree with Elise Stefanik - the American people deserve to know the truth. The Select Committee will find the truth, and she isn\u2019t going to like what they find. MAGA traitors are going down.— mikepella loves Voting Rights (@mikepella loves Voting Rights) 1627394595
