Karoline Leavitt, the 25-year-old former Trump press staffer, won her GOP primary in New Hampshire — making her the second Gen Zer to win a House primary and the first Republican.
Trump did not endorse a candidate in the primary race, but the matchup divided support among Republican leaders in Congress.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise, the two highest-ranking House Republicans,. While New York Rep. Elise Stefanik — ranking third — backed Leavitt, who previously served as her spokeswoman in Congress. Leavitt's connection to Stefanik partially links back to her historic start in Congress, when the New York Congresswoman made history in 2014 as the youngest woman ever elected to the House when she took office.
"[Stefanik] was one of the few people, frankly, in Washington that believed in me to do this," Leavitt"I know Elise received that same condemnation when she wanted to run, so she really believed in me and believed that I had what it took," she added.
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