United StatesTrump critic Liz Cheney in crosshairs of fellow house Republicans
Steve HollandDavid Morgan
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The Republican drive to oust U.S. Representative Liz Cheney as a party leader for criticizing Donald Trump s false claims about election fraud gained steam on Wednesday, as top Republicans including the former president backed a Trump ally as her replacement.
Representative Steve Scalise, the No. 2 Republican in the House of Representatives, publicly endorsed Representative Elise Stefanik for Cheney s job as chair of the party s conference, the No. 3 House Republican position. The move appeared to make certain a vote on Cheney s future, as early as next Wednesday.
Trump critic Liz Cheney in crosshairs of fellow House Republicans
By David Morgan and Steve Holland
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican drive to oust U.S. Representative Liz Cheney as a party leader for criticizing Donald Trump s false claims about election fraud gained steam on Wednesday, as top Republicans including the former president backed a Trump ally as her replacement.
Representative Steve Scalise, the No. 2 Republican in the House of Representatives, publicly endorsed Representative Elise Stefanik for Cheney s job as chair of the party s conference, the No. 3 House Republican position. The move appeared to make certain a vote on Cheney s future, as early as next Wednesday.
3 May 2021
House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy’s (CA) allies promised Monday to oust House GOP Conference chair Liz Cheney (WY) from her leadership position by the end of the month.
“There is no way that Liz will be conference chair by month’s end. When there is a vote, it won’t be a long conference; it will be fast. Everyone knows the outcome,” one ally of McCarthy told the
Hill Monday.
The McCarthy allies argue that as the third-ranking House Republican, Cheney continues to contradict the House GOP leader, which undermines the GOP and its efforts to take back the House majority.
Report: GOP Looks to Replace Liz Cheney with Another Woman
3 May 2021
Republicans are looking to remove Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) from her number three leadership position as House Republican Conference chair and replace her with another female Republican Congresswoman.
Reps. Elise Stefanik (R-NY.), Ann Wagner (R-MO), and Jackie Walorski (R-IN) have all had their names thrown around to replace Cheney as conference chair and in leadership, according to congressional aides who reportedly told Axios.
The Republican members realize they can not replace Cheney with a man, adding that selling an all-male leadership would be hard to do leading up to the midterms, according to the report. The report added it would be a challenge to the suburban woman.
I ve had it with her! Kevin McCarthy is caught on Fox News hot mic slamming Liz Cheney and says a motion to remove her will probably take place
House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy gave his biggest signal yet on Tuesday that Liz Cheney s days in the party s leadership are numbered
He raised questions about her ability to do her job as GOP conference chair
Said he has heard these concerns from other Republican lawmakers I have heard from members concerned about her ability to carry out the job as conference chair - to carry out the message, he said on Fox & Friends