--- title: "RHONY Star Erin Lichy Denies Being an Election Denier" url: https://allabouttrh.com/2023/08/01/rhony-erin-lichy-politics/ type: post date: 2023-08-01 modified: 2023-08-01 markdown_url: https://allabouttrh.com/2023/08/01/rhony-erin-lichy-politics.md author: "Lara Sophia" --- # RHONY Star Erin Lichy Denies Being an Election Denier ## RHONY star Erin Lichy addresses the gossip and false narratives going around about her political viewpoints. A 2022[Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/BravoRealHousewives/comments/ylomay/so_none_of_this_was_really_surprisingexcept_for/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf) thread concerning[Real Housewives of New York](https://allabouttrh.com/category/the-real-housewives-of-new-york/page/2/) star [Erin Lichy](https://allabouttrh.com/2023/07/21/rhony-erin-lichy-brynn-whitfield/)'s 2020 political stance has resurfaced and[gone viral](https://allabouttrh.com/2023/07/18/rhony-s-14-reboot-fan-reaction/) on TikTok, according to a new article from *[Variety](https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/rhony-erin-lichy-explains-trump-stop-the-steal-donation-1235683632/)*. ![Erin Lichy](https://allabouttrh.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/ahzaj01i44db1-807x1200.jpeg)Erin Lichy's 2020 post-election political donations The thread shows that Erin donated to Donald Trump’s Stop the Steal campaign. The Federal Election Commission database shows that the* Real Housewives of New York* star donated four times to WinRed, which is the Republican Party’s Political Action Committee for fundraising, in the days after the November 3, 2020 election. ![RHONY season 14 stars Sai De Silva, Ubah Hassan, Erin Dana Lichy, Jenna Lyons, Jessel Taank, and Brynn Whitfield appear on WWHL (Bravo)](https://allabouttrh.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/F1NOWh1WIAEeRaD-1200x710.jpeg)Real Housewives of New York cast: Sai De Silva, Ubah Hassan, Erin Dana Lichy, Jenna Lyons, Jessel Taank, and Brynn Whitfield (Bravo) Erin donated $100 on Nov. 5 and Nov. 6. Both donations were not allocated to go into any specific fund. However, the RHONY stars $100 donations on Nov. 7 and Nov. 9 were designated for the “Trump Make America Great Again Committee.”  *The Real Housewives of New York* star issued a statement on Monday, July 31, via her representative to *Variety*. In the statement, Erin shut down claims that she is an election denier. ![RHONY star Erin Lichy takes selfie in the back of a cab](https://allabouttrh.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/daily-dish-rhony-erin-dana-lichy-1200x800.jpeg)Real Housewives of New York star Erin Lichy takes a selfie in the back of a cab ***“Regarding the hateful and misinformed social commentary going on about me, I’d like to dispel these false narratives before they continue any further. I do not deny the election and have never supported stop the steal. I unequivocally believe that the 2020 Presidential election was fair and the President was rightfully elected,”*** Erin's statement read. Neither Erin nor her rep provided any further explanation for her post-election donations. On July 16, [Bravo relaunched the New York Housewives franchise](https://allabouttrh.com/2023/07/11/rhony-season-14-taglines/), which stars Ubah Hassan, [Jenna Lyons](https://allabouttrh.com/category/the-real-housewives-of-new-york/jenna-lyons/), Sai De Silva, Erin Lichy, Jessel Taank, and[ Brynn Whitfield](https://allabouttrh.com/2023/07/19/the-real-housewives-of-new-york/). ![Andy Cohen poses with RHONY stars Brynn Whitfield, Erin Lichy, Sai De Silva, Jenna Lyons, Jessel Taank, and Ubah Hassan season 14 premiere party](https://allabouttrh.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/rhony-season-14-premiere-event-03.jpeg)Andy Cohen poses with Real Housewives of New York stars Brynn Whitfield, Erin Lichy, Sai De Silva, Jenna Lyons, Jessel Taank, and Ubah Hassan season 14 premiere party. *The Real Housewives of New York *airs on Sundays at 9 p.m. ET/PT. ## Share your thoughts on this all in the comments!