When Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-New York) was first sworn into the U.S. House of Representatives on January 3, 2015, she was typically described as a “pro-business conservative” along the lines of now-Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) or former New York Gov. George Pataki. And the GOP congresswoman was critical of Donald Trump during his 2016 campaign, arguing that his inflammatory, divisive commentary was bad for the conservative movement. But Stefanik has since taken a far-right, ultra-MAGA turn and is now a strident Trump loyalist who defends the January 6, 2021 rioters as “hostages.” CNN pundit and Ne…