Former Friends Turned Political Rivals, DeRosa and Stefanik, Trade Accusations Over Tell-All Book
• Former friends and political rivals Melissa DeRosa and Rep. Elise Stefanik had a falling out over COVID policies during Cuomo's governance. They engaged in a screaming match phone call at the time.
• In her new tell-all book, DeRosa recounts their friendship from school days to their time working in politics. She claims Stefanik was jealous of AOC.
• Sources claim Stefanik's mother angrily went into a bookstore demanding they stop promoting DeRosa's book. Stefanik's team denies this happened.
• There are accusations from both sides about trying to manipulate book sales numbers to bolster DeRosa's book.
• The text rehashes their combative phone call and notes the continued friction between the two former friends turned political foes.