Some described it as a tragedy. Others said it was somewhat justified. And others said they didnât like Liz Cheney much, but they also didnât like what happened to her.
Regardless of what people thought in Jackson Hole, the Teton County resident and Wyomingâs lone voice in the U.S. House of Representatives lost her leadership position in the House Republican Conference on Wednesday.
Her ouster came after she spent months rebuking former President Donald Trumpâs false assertions that the Nov. 3 election was stolen and condemning him for encouraging his supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., previously spoke against removing Cheney when she survived a similar push in February. But this time around he backed the movement, joining Trump in publicly supporting Cheneyâs removal.
Liz Cheney vowed to do whatever it takes to stop Donald Trump from returning to political power and didn t rule out her own presidential bid in the process.
Cheney on Trump: ‘He’s going to unravel the democracy to come back into power’
Rep. Liz Cheney is outlining her next steps in the aftermath of her ousting from leadership, telling NBC, “I intend to be the leader, one of the leaders, in a fight to help to restore our party,” and warning that former President Donald Trump is willing “to unravel the democracy to come back into power.”
The Wyoming congresswoman, and now former House Republican Conference chair, also didn’t rule out a run for president in the “Today” interview that aired Thursday morning, but she did confirm she will run for reelection for her US House seat next year.
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Fox News host Sean Hannity on Wednesday night carried the mantle of a GOP narrative that Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) was not ousted from Republican leadership because of her repudiation of former President Donald Trump’s election lies she was not “canceled” he contended.
“Yes, Congresswoman Liz Cheney was booted from her GOP Leadership position after months of nonstop negative remarks about Trump and those who support him,” Hannity said.
Hannity claims Liz Cheney wasn’t canceled. He says she was fired. pic.twitter.com/whNpDZJSv8
“For the record, you were not canceled,” he continued, directing a clarification at Cheney. “You were removed from leadership because you put your selfish agenda ahead of the party’s agenda and the caucus fired you from your leadership position for your failure to lead the agenda.”