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Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., calls for Governor Andrew Cuomo to resign following sexual harassment investigation<\/p>\n
Rep. Elise Stefanik slammed a local news outlet for its coverage of her, stating that commentary by two male journalists on her role as a working mother and GOP leader is “outrageously sexist.”<\/p>\n
“Wow,” the New York Republican tweeted Friday. “It\u2019s 2021. This is a real TV clip aired in #NY21 this evening. A local news station (@wcax ) thinks it\u2019s appropriate for two male “journalists \/ analysts” to question whether a pregnant woman or new mother can effectively legislate in elected office.”<\/p>\n
In the story, reporter WCAX3 Darren Perron writes, “New York Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, who has become a standard-bearer for the Trump wing of the GOP, is expecting her first child later this Fall. How will that impact her role in representing New York\u2019s 21st District?”<\/p>\n
In a clip, Perron speaks with SUNY Plattsburgh Political scientist Harvey Schantz about how her absence during pregnancy could potentially “hurt her role” in the Republican Party.<\/p>\n
Stefanik called some of the quotes from the clip “outrageously sexist.”<\/p>\n
Stefanik\u2019s Republican colleague from Iowa, Rep. Ashley Hinson, also took issue with the news segment calling it “absurd.”<\/p>\n
“It\u2019s absurd that Elise has to deal with this,” Hinson tweeted. “Elise continues to show women that they can run, win, and do the job better than anyone as a working mom.”<\/p>\n
WCAX3 did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News.<\/p>\n