Trump Endorses NY’s Stefanik to Replace Cheney in House GOP Leadership

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) walks to an office being used by President Donald Trump's defense team off the Senate floor during the impeachment trial of Trump in Washington on Jan. 23, 2020. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Former President Donald Trump has endorsed Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) to replace Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) as the House Republican Conference chair.

Trump, in a May 5 statement, called Cheney “a warmongering fool who has no business in Republican Party Leadership.”