White House steers clear of Hill debate over Liz Cheney Psaki says inter-party squabbling won t affect Biden s unity push Follow Us
Question of the Day In this Feb. 13, 2019, photo, House Republican Conference chair Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., with House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., at right, talks to reporters during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) FILE more > By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times - Tuesday, May 11, 2021
The White House says it’s staying out of “inter-party” squabbles on Capitol Hill as the House GOP moves to oust Rep. Liz Cheney from her leadership post Wednesday.
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WASHINGTON – House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy ignored warnings from fellow Republican lawmakers that the events of Jan. 6 were likely to turn violent, according to Illinois Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger. A few days before Jan 6, our GOP members had a conference call. I told Kevin that his words and our party’s actions would lead to violence on January 6th. Kevin dismissively responded with, ok Adam, operator next question. And we got violence, Kinzinger wrote on Twitter.
At a virtual National Press Club event Monday, Kinzinger stood by the account, adding that while he wasn t sure McCarthy was capable of defusing the situation only days before the rallies were to take place, party leaders continue to ignore warning signs of further conflict.
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Sen. Joni Ernst faulted cancel culture for the GOP s recent maneuver to remove Rep. Liz Cheney from her leadership post.
On Monday, the Iowa Republican said, There are those that are trying to silence others in the party, pointing to House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy s stated support for removing Cheney from her position following her frequent remarks critical of former President Donald Trump. I feel it s OK to go ahead and express what you feel is right to express and, you know, cancel culture is cancel culture no matter how you look at it, Ernst told reporters when asked about Cheney s likely ouster.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy announced Monday that Republican members should prepare for a recall vote Wednesday to oust Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney of Wyoming from leadership.
“Having heard from so many of you in recent days, it’s clear that we need to make a change,” McCarthy wrote in a letter to members. “As such, you should anticipate a vote on recalling the Conference Chair this Wednesday.”
Momentum grew to remove the Wyoming lawmaker from her number three role in House leadership after she survived her first referendum three months ago, then escalated her public feud with former President Donald Trump and continued to undermine the conference.