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The MeidasTouch Podcast

Top GOP Leader Suddenly Quits as Party Implodes

21 Dec 2025

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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?

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Maga Republican Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, who was running for governor of New York, has suddenly not just quit the governor's race, she has quit politics entirely. She's also resigning as a member of Congress, and she will no longer be involved in politics at all.

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Everything Donald Trump touches dies. She was once viewed as a rising star within the Republican Party. She worked for George W. Bush in the 2000s. She went to Harvard. She was then a protégé of Paul Ryan.

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and Mitt Romney. When Donald Trump came into office during the first regime, she started more closely being an ally of him. She went all in on Donald Trump and MAGA. She was an election denier when Donald Trump lost in 2020. She started calling the January 6th insurrectionist hostages, and she went from being a moderate who was elected in New York's

Chapter 2: Why did Elise Stefanik suddenly quit the New York Governor's race?

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Upstate area to now being a MAGA radical who turned her entire New York constituency against her. She became a loath political figure and she was even.

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Jokaisen hänen lojaltaan Donald Trumpin ja MAGA-Mikkojen kohdalla, koska se on se, mitä he tekevät MAGA-yhteisössä. He heittävät sinut ulos ja he heittävät sinut ulos. Muistat, että hän oli Donald Trumpin johtajana Yhdysvaltojen yhdysvaltioon. Ja sitten hän oli ottanut tuon roolin.

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and then you had the guy who was involved in signalgate replace her and get rewarded for leaking classified information on signal elise stefanik then pivoted back to congress where she then said that she would be running for governor of new york against kathy hokel all the polls had elise stefanik getting absolutely destroyed i mean new yorkers

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hate Elise Stefanik right now. One of the things that Stefanik was trying to run on is Kathy Hochul endorsed Mamdani and she would say Mamdani is this radical and extremist and anti-Semitic and all of like, you know, just this defamation against Mamdani. And then Donald Trump was

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Asked in the Oval Office when he was standing next to Mom Donnie, you know, do you think this guy is bad for New York or do you think... Elise Stefanik has said all of these things about him. What do you make of that? And Trump's like, yeah, I don't think Elise Stefanik's right about this guy. And so at every step of the way, for all of her loyalty and for all of her just...

Chapter 3: How did Donald Trump influence Elise Stefanik's political career?

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Hän laittoi koko ajan siihen, mitä hän uskoi olevan perinteistä yliopistossa. Kun hän oli nuori johtaja konservatiivisesta järjestelmästä, jolloin se olisi ollut, hänen karjansa on hirveä, hänen karjansa on poistettu.

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She is done with politics. She is out. I'll read for you her statement right now, and then I'll read Governor Hochul's statement, because Stefanik was going to be running against Hochul for the governorship of New York. Here's what Stefanik said. While spending precious time with my family this Christmas season, I've made the decision to suspend my campaign for governor and will not seek re-election to Congress.

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I did not come to this decision lightly for our family. I'm truly humbled and grateful for the historic, overwhelming support from Republicans, conservatives, independents and Democrats all across the state for our campaign to save New York. That's not really what the polls were showing. The latest Siena Research poll had you down by 20 points to Governor Hochul. But go on, go on. She goes on to say...

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Thank you to my dedicated staff. It's been an incredible professional honor. She goes, as we've seen in past elections, while we would have overwhelmingly won this primary, it's not an effective use of our time or your generous resources to spend the first half of next year in an unnecessary and protracted Republican presidency.

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She goes on to say, I'm proud of the significant results we've delivered. Thank you for your support and encouragement as my family and I look forward to the next meaningful personal and professional chapter. Now going back probably into her family's business.

Chapter 4: What led to Elise Stefanik's downfall within the Republican Party?

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See you later. Bye bye. You played yourself. You destroyed your career by giving up any of your principles to just do whatever Donald Trump wanted. Trump and MAGA chewed you up and spit you out and treated you like crap after all the loyalty you showed them. Your legacy is that of a disgrace. Your legacy is of a pathetic loser.

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Se on nyt sinun elämäsi. Se on sinun jälkeesi. Olet tehnyt sitä. Pidä itseäsi huolta. Olet pysähtynyt suuremmin kuin olisi voinut. Se oli pysähtynyt. Joka päivä katsokaa, kuinka huono elämä olet elänyt, Elise Stefanik. En halua olla hankala.

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She's just an awful human being and I'll come with some receipts shortly. Governor Hochul's campaign spokesperson put out the following statement. Elise Stefanik has finally acknowledged the reality. If you run against Governor Hochul, you're going to lose. As Donald Trump raises costs on New Yorkers and targets this state relentlessly, Governor Hochul has cut middle class taxes.

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put money back in New Yorkers pockets and fought this administration and won when New York has come under attack. The fact is 100% MAGA Bruce Blakeman traveled all the way to DC to celebrate Trump's expensive tariffs. He ran Long Island safety net hospital And Elise Stefanik...

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Chapter 5: What statements did Elise Stefanik make about her political future?

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No, let me just bring you some receipts right here of Elise Stefanik. So, you had Elise Stefanik in the past two weeks saying that Maga Mike Johnson needs to go, saying that Maga Mike Johnson would be voted out if there were to be a vote to remove him as the speaker.

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That's one of the things she came out with recently. Maga Mike was like, maybe she should just give me a call in a little bit. Let me show you that in a moment. But first, let me show you over here. This is back on January 7th, 2024. Elise Stefanik referred to the January 6th insurrectionists.

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as the hostages. She called them the hostages. Here, play this clip. On the issue of election integrity, though, as you know, Trump took his case to court more than 60 times that there was fraud. He didn't win. But I want to get back to this

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Key question. Do you still think it was a tragic day? Do you think that the people who stormed the Capitol should be held responsible to the full extent of the law? I have concerns about the treatment of January 6 hostages. I have concerns. We have a role in Congress of oversight over our treatments of prisoners. And I believe that we're seeing the weaponization of the federal government against not just President Trump, but we're seeing it against conservatives. We're seeing it against Catholics.

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That's one of the reasons why I'm so proud to serve on the Select Committee on the weaponization of the government. Because the American people want answers, they want transparency. And they understand that as you look across this country, there seems to be two sets of rules. If your last name is Clinton or it's Biden, you get to live by a different set of rules than if you're an everyday patriotic American. Now, when Elise Stefanik was...

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Potentially going through that confirmation process to be the United States ambassador to the United Nations, which her nomination was withdrawn by Donald Trump, Senator Van Hollen asked her a question. Should Israel have a biblical right to take over all of the West Bank, to just seize it?

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Here's what she said. Play this clip. I'm rarely surprised by answers in my office, but I did ask you whether you subscribe to the views of finance minister Smotrich. Of who? I'm sorry. Smotrich. This is Israeli finance minister Smotrich and the former national security minister Ben-Gavir, who believe that Israel has a biblical right.

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to the entire West Bank. And in that conversation you told me that, yes, you shared that view. Is that your view today? Yes.

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Okay. I think when it comes to this very difficult issue, if the president is going to succeed at bringing peace and stability to the Middle East, we're going to have to look at the UN Security Council resolutions, not just the ones on Lebanon, which we should enforce, but other UN Security Council resolutions. And it's going to be very difficult to achieve that if you continue to hold the view that you just expressed,

Chapter 6: How did Governor Hochul respond to Stefanik's resignation?

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I stood up for the Constitution. What would you have done if you were vice president? I would not have done what Mike Pence did. I don't think that was the right approach. I specifically stand by what I said on the House floor. And I stand by my statement, which was there was unconstitutional overreach. There was unconstitutional overreach in states like Pennsylvania. And I think it's very important that we continue to stand up for the Constitution and have legal and secure elections, which we did not have in 2020. And tens of millions of Americans agree with me, Caitlin.

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Luulen, että Pohjois-Pensylviin puolustus on sanonut, että republikaan pysyvät muutokset heidän lainsäädäntöönsä olivat järjestäviä. Ja Donald Trump ei edes tiedä, kuinka kuvaillaan hänen nimensä. Katsokaa tämän videon. Kuinka hyvin Elise Stepanek teki?

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Ja tässä on, mitä Mike Johnson sanoi hänelle, kun hän sanoi, että hän pitäisi mennä, mutta hän oli se, joka loppui menemään. Mennään tähän klipiin. En tiedä, miksi Elise ei ainoastaan puhu minulle. Päätin hänet eilen. Hän on yllättynyt. Yksi hänen tarpeisiinsa ei ollut tehty NDAA-palveluissa.

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Kertoisin häneltä viime aikoina, kun kuulin tätä, että olin tanssijärjestelmällä ja kirjoitin hänelle, että mitä puhutaan? Tämä ei ole edes saanut sitä minun tasolle. Yleinen järjestelmä toimii niin, ja luulen, että hän tietää tätä. Puhumme siitä, olen varma, että tänään. Tämä toimii niin, että se täytyy käydä järjestelmällä, jos se tulee järjestelmään NDAA.

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Ja tämän perustuksen, jonka hän työskentelee, luulen, että se on järjestöjen järjestöä. Ja siinä on kaksi puolueen sopimusta ja sopimusta, joka on tarpeellinen. Kaikki tiedätte, miten tämä toimii. Kaksi puolueen järjestöä ja kaksi järjestöjen järjestöä, jotka olisivat järjestöjen järjestöjä, ovat kaikki olleet olleet olleet olleet olleet olleet olleet olleet olleet olleet olleet olleet olleet olleet olleet olleet olleet olleet olleet olleet olleet olleet olleet olleet olleet olleet olleet olleet olleet olleet olleet olleet olleet olleet olleet olleet olleet

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That apparently didn't happen. I haven't even talked to those chairmen. I haven't had time because I got in late last night. But apparently those four, the two chairs and the two rankers in both chambers did not agree. And so that provision was dropped out of the NDAA. It doesn't mean it can't become law or even that that is a final decision.

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Nyt viimeisenä näytän videon, jossa Donald Trump oli Mamdaniin kanssa. Hän kysyi Elise Stefanikista, että Mamdani on jahattista tai mitä hän sanoisi. New York Post käsittelee hänet. New York Post käsittelee, että hän sanoo, että hän on anti-semiterrorista. Trumpi kysyi sitä. Trumpi käsitteli hänet taas. Trumpi käsitteli hänet taas. Katsotaan videon.

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President, Republican Elise Stefanik has campaigned multiple times by calling Zohra Mamdani a jihadist. Do you think you're standing next to a jihadist right now in the Oval Office? No, I know, but she's out there campaigning.

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Sanoit asioita joskus kampanjoissa. Hän on todella vahva henkilö. Sanoit asioita joskus kampanjoissa. Hän on todella vahva henkilö. Sanoit asioita joskus kampanjoissa. Hän on todella vahva henkilö. Sanoit asioita joskus kampanjoissa. Hän on todella vahva henkilö. Sanoit asioita joskus kampanjoissa. Hän on todella vahva henkilö. Sanoit asioita joskus kampanjoissa. Hän on todella vahva henkilö. Hän on todella vahva henkilö.

Chapter 7: What implications does Stefanik's exit have for the GOP?

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Here's what Loomis had to say. It's been an incredible honor to represent Wyoming in the US Senate and throughout my time here. Wyoming has been my one and only priority. Really? Because you seem to have screwed the farmers pretty badly. Donald Trump's tariffs against the world have been an absolute disaster. You ripped away people's healthcare. What do you like about the people of Wyoming? Torturing them? Okay.

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What a blessing to serve. What a blessing. I decided not to run. That doesn't represent a change of heart for me, but it's exhausting. I've come to accept that I do not have six more years in me. I am a devout legislature, but I feel like a sprinter in a marathon. The energy required doesn't match up. The energy required doesn't match up. That's one way of saying that the rat is fleeing the ship.

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There you have it, folks. Bye bye, Loomis. Bye bye, Stefanik. Olen varma, että lupauksen jälkeen lupauksen jälkeen lupauksen jälkeen lupauksen jälkeen lupauksen jälkeen lupauksen jälkeen lupauksen

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Hei, kuka ajaa? Mä oon juonut vain neljä. Niin me nyt sit mennään. Mitäs täällä arvotaan? Bussilla, taksilla tai selvällä kyydillä tietty. No tottakai, obviously näin. Vaikea tilanne. Helppo ratkaisu. Rattiin vain selvänä. Liikenneturva. Korvatunturilla pukkipuhelimessa. Kukapa se luurin toisessa päässä on? Annelihan se täällä päässä.

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No mitä se Anneli pukinkonttiin toivoo? Sähköhammasharjahan minä. Joo, justiinsa semmoista ei kyllä nyt taida pukilta löytyä. Kävisikö vessaharja? Ei käy. Joo. Käyn prismassa. Tämä selvä. Kaikki jouluun prismasta. Kaikkea on. Kaikkea on.

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