Mead Gruver
May 13, 2021 - 9:05 AM
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) â For pro-Trump Republicans, removing Rep. Liz Cheney from House GOP leadership was relatively easy. Booting her from office will be another matter.
The rush to punish Cheney for her criticism of former President Donald Trump and his loyalists is drawing a cast of Wyoming primary challengers so big it could ultimately help her win again next year. Another boost for Cheney is a pile of campaign money and a family legacy that has helped her before.former President Donald Trump
Still, there's no doubt that her campaign to call out Trump's lies about fraud in the 2020 election is firing up opposition â in the process revitalizing old complaints about a politician some see as more in touch with Washington insiders than Wyomingites.