It’s being reported this morning that Republicans have selected a replacement for Liz Cheney ahead of next week’s vote to oust Cheney as the conference chair::
The top two Republicans in the House are behind Rep. Elise Stefanik’s efforts to replace Rep. Liz Cheney as Republican conference chair as the party continues to grapple over former President Trump’s future role, according to a report.
Fox News confirmed Tuesday that Stefanik, R-N.Y., is making calls to members to build support for a potential challenge to Cheney, R-Wyo. A senior GOP leadership source told Fox News earlier this week a vote to remove Cheney is “more than likely.”
Trump endorses Stefanik for House GOP conference chair; Could replace Rep. Liz Cheney in high-ranking post | The Daily Gazette
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CAPITAL REGION – North Country Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, seen for years as a rising star in national Republican politics, is gaining momentum in a bid to replace Rep. Liz Cheney as the House Republican conference leader.
On Wednesday, former President Donald J. Trump who remains the most powerful figure within the Republican party publicly endorsed Stefanik for the post, while simultaneously attacking Cheney, who in January voted for Trump’s impeachment for his role inciting the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol rioters.
2021-05-05 22:06:06 GMT2021-05-06 06:06:06(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
WASHINGTON, May 5 (Xinhua) U.S. President Joe Biden said Wednesday it appears the Republican Party is going through a mini-revolution as the rift between GOP members loyal to former President Donald Trump and those like Republican Conference Chairwoman Liz Cheney who are critical of him has grown to a boiling point. It seems as though the Republican Party is trying to identify what it stands for. And they re in the midst of significant sort of mini-revolution going on in the Republican Party, Biden told reporters at the White House after addressing his administration s implementation of the American Rescue Plan - a law passed in the early days of the Biden presidency to buttress the economy amid the coronavirus pandemic.