Overview
- Stefanik said she intends to serve out her current term in Congress.
- Trump has endorsed Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman for the Republican primary, with New York GOP leaders consolidating behind him.
- Her exit follows the withdrawal of her U.N. ambassador nomination, reportedly to preserve the GOP’s slim House majority.
- The decision came after Trump publicly rejected her labeling of New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and praised him during an Oval Office meeting.
- She had raised more than $12 million for the suspended gubernatorial campaign, creating immediate questions for donors and party strategists.