Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), the No. 3 House Republican, and other GOP lawmakers came under scrutiny Sunday for previously echoing the racist “great replacement” theory that apparently inspired an 18-year-old who allegedly killed 10 people while targeting Black people at a supermarket in Buffalo.
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Stefanik echoed racist theory allegedly espoused by Buffalo suspect
The No. 3 House Republican ran Facebook ads parroting the ‘great replacement’ claims, illustrating the radical turn taken by an increasing number of GOP lawmakers
Updated May 16, 2022 at 4:07 p.m. EDT|Published May 15, 2022 at 6:24 p.m. EDT