Rep. Elise Stefanik, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, testifies before a Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill, Jan. 21, 2025. (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters )
The New York Republican continued in her response, "American people are smart. They see through it, they support Elon Musk. We are proud to be the country of such successful entrepreneurs. That is one of our greatest strengths as Americans."
Elon Musk gestures as he speaks during the inaugural parade inside Capital One Arena on Jan. 20, 2025. (Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images )
Stefanik shot back that she and Trump both have a long record combating antisemitism.
"What concerns me is this is… these are the questions you believe are most important to ask to the U.N. ambassador," she said. "I have a very strong record when it comes to combating antisemitism. We just had a historic election where President Trump earned historic support from American voters because of his strong leadership combating antisemitism, which has been a scourge across the country, skyrocketing since Oct. 7. So I intend to bring moral clarity to this position and continue to speak out as a voice, as a beacon of light condemning antisemitism at the United Nations, which is representative of President Trump's record and President Trump's promises that he made on the campaign trail."
Rep. Elise Stefanik said on Jan. 21, 2025, that she and President Donald Trump both have a long record combating antisemitism. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Murphy explained that he asked about Musk's gesture "because I think that your work and the administration's work on antisemitism only comes with real impact and credibility if it holds both right and left accountable."
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"I simply don't believe that if a member of the Squad made that same gesture last night, that there wouldn't be commentary from you and others," he said. "So I want to make sure that our work has credibility and credibility comes with calling antisemitism and antisemitism behavior out when it comes from both the right and the left."
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