Liz Cheney Under Attack From GOP For Standing Up To Donald Trump
05/04/21 AT 5:37 PM
Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., may find herself ousted from her position as the third-highest Republican as her strong stance against Donald Trump nets her few allies and increasing hostility from her caucus. Removing her from her post would require a conference vote, but Republican operatives are telling news outlets she could be gone as soon as May 12, and is unlikely to last the month.
“There is no way that Liz will be conference chair by month’s end,” a source close to House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California told The Hill. “When there is a vote, it won’t be a long conference; it will be fast. Everyone knows the outcome.”
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WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 09: Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) leaves a press conference following a closed-door conference meeting at the Republican National Committee headquarters on Capitol Hill September 9, 2014 in Washington, DC. Former Vice President Dick Cheney addressed the Republican House members during their weekly caucus meeting, the first since their return from the summer recess. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images
May 3, 2021, 3:07 PM UTC
BySteve Benen
The fact that conservative Republicans are at odds with Democrats is not surprising. What is surprising is the intensity of conservative Republicans enmity for other Republicans who have the audacity to believe the truth about the 2020 elections. The
April 27, 2021
Former President Donald Trump leveled war-mongering Liz Cheney who thinks it’s terrible that we’re leaving Afghanistan after 19 years.
DJT wrote:
Liz Cheney is polling sooo low in Wyoming, and has sooo little support, even from the Wyoming Republican Party, that she is looking for a way out of her Congressional race. Based on all polling, there is no way she can win. She’ll either be yet another lobbyist or maybe embarrass her family by running for President, in order to save face. This warmongering fool wants to stay in the Middle East and Afghanistan for another 19 years, but doesn’t consider the big picture Russia and China!
April 27, 2021
McCarthy Again Undermines Cheney for Telling the Truth about January 6th
Another day, another controversy coming out of the House GOP policy retreat. In a press conference today, Minority Leader McCarthy repeatedly criticized his third in command, Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney for the apparently unacceptable acts of …. supporting a bipartisan commission to study the January 6th insurrection and being consistent in her view that elected officials should not spread lies about our elections.
While McCarthy continues to throw punches at Cheney, he has been conspicuously quiet and defensive when asked about other controversies among House Republicans, including accusations of racism, nativism, and even sex trafficking.