Elise Stefanik, president of the House Republican Conference in Congress, said she would not have allowed the 2020 election results to be certified on Jan. 6, 2021, if she had taken the position of former deputy Pence.
I'm not going to do what Mike Pence did. I don't think that's the right thing to do. In an interview with CNN Thursday night, Stefanik said, "I especially stand by what I said in the House. ”
Stefanik is widely regarded as a serious contender for former Trump's vice-selection this year. She voted against certifying Pennsylvania's election results on Jan. 6, 2021.
She voted to confirm the election results in Arizona, the only state that was disputed when Congress certified it that day, though.
There are unconstitutional practices in states like Pennsylvania, and I think it's important that we continue to uphold the Constitution and have legitimate and secure elections that we didn't have in 2020. Stefanik said.
After 2020**, Trump urged Pence to try to use the Senate Speaker position to reverse the final outcome of the election by not certifying the election results of certain states that voted for Biden when presiding over a joint session of Congress on January 6.
But Pence refused to do so, writing in a statement that day: "My deliberate judgment is that my oath to uphold and defend the Constitution limits my assertion of unilateral power to decide which electoral votes should be counted and which should not." When asked if she was involved in Trump's deputy selection review process, Stefanik said she was happy to be one of Trump's top candidates.
I voted for him in 2016. When the first political ** against him began, I was proud to work with him on his ** defense team. "I'll be proud to be in Trump**, but we still have a lot to do. As president of the Republican Conference, I have a lot of responsibilities. Stefanik said.