WASHINGTON, May 13 ― US House Republicans yesterday ousted conservative Liz Cheney, a fierce critic of Donald Trump, from her powerful leadership role in a move that tightens the former president's grip on the party. Eighteen months before crucial midterms and three years before the next.
Eighteen months before crucial midterms and three years before the next presidential race, the Republican Party punished one of its own for her refusal to embrace Trump s false claim that Democrats stole the 2020 election.
US House Republicans on Wednesday ousted conservative Liz Cheney, a fierce critic of Donald Trump, from her powerful leadership role in a move that tightens the former president’s grip on the party.
Trump Moves To Assert Party Control Despite Facebook Ban By Michael Mathes
05/05/21 AT 8:08 PM
Social media has been his weapon of choice for battling Republican dissidents, but Donald Trump is seeking to tighten his iron grip on the party even after a ruling Wednesday extending his ban on Facebook.
Despite losing the presidency to Joe Biden last year and enduring a second impeachment after January s deadly insurrection at the US Capitol, the brash billionaire remains his party s most influential figure.
He made clear he knows it Wednesday, reiterating his false claims of election fraud and demanding a leadership shake-up which led his former rival Biden to declare that a mini-revolution was upending the Republican Party.
2021-05-06 01:00:22 GMT2021-05-06 09:00:22(Beijing Time) Sina English
AFP
A phone screen displays the statement of former US President Donald Trump on his Facebook page background on May 5 in Arlington, Virginia.
Social media has been his weapon of choice for battling Republican dissidents, but Donald Trump is seeking to tighten his iron grip on the party even after a ruling on Wednesday extending his ban on Facebook.
Despite losing the presidency to Joe Biden last year and enduring a second impeachment after January s deadly insurrection at the US Capitol, the brash billionaire remains his party s most influential figure.
He made clear he knows it on Wednesday, reiterating his false claims of election fraud and demanding a leadership shake-up which led his former rival Biden to declare that a mini-revolution was upending the Republican Party.