Stefaniks Replacement Theory Talk Led to a Day of Infamy

Published: May 17, 2022, 4 a.m.

Congresswoman Elise Stefanik has the \u201cworst luck in American retail politics ever,\u201d declares host Molly Jong-Fast on this episode of The New Abnormal. Stefanik\u2019s past \u201creplacement theory\u201d rhetoric has resurfaced after the \u201cscreed\u201d of the Topps shooter Payton Gendron had been reported to contain the same kind of views. Somehow she thinks she\u2019s the victim\u2014and Molly and Andy Levy dive into that on this episode. Plus! Democratic strategist Adrienne Elrod gives Molly the low-down on the Pennsylvania candidates running in Tuesday\u2019s election, including Dr. Oz and Kathy Barnette, who is \u201ceven too Trumpy for Trump.\u201d And Shannon Watts, founder of anti-gun violence group Mom\u2019s Demand Action, explains the loophole that allowed the Topps shooter to get his gun, and how the NRA is linked to what drove him to kill.


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