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Congresswoman Liz Cheney
Completely undeterred by the wreckage of January 6, which violently ended his failed, unprecedented and disgraceful effort to overturn the results of the November election and cling to power by any means necessary, former President Trump is putting new energy into claims that the election was stolen from him, recently sending out statement after statement calling the election “fraudulent” and actively supporting an embarrassing clown-show of a recount in Arizona ordered by his Republican allies in the State Senate one that has no force of law.
Yet, instead of pushing back on the former president and telling him it is long past time to move on, House Republicans have decided to remove Liz Cheney, one of the most forceful critics of his actions since election day, as House Conference Chair. It appears as if she is going to be replaced by Elise Stefanik, who was endorsed by Trump for the position, and did her first two interviews publicly campaigning for t
With Liz Cheney vote, the Republican Party faces a moment of reckoning on Trump again Jon Ward
When Mitch McConnell was asked on Dec. 1 why he was not speaking out against then-President Donald Trump’s lies about a rigged election, he shrugged.
“The future will take care of itself,” McConnell said.
That same day, the Kentucky Republican disregarded pleas from Gabriel Sterling, the top election official from Georgia, who had warned that Trump’s rhetoric was going to cause violence and death.
McConnell’s biggest concern at the time was two upcoming Senate runoff elections in the Peach State. If he repudiated the president over his rhetoric about a “stolen” election, Republicans might not vote in the January runoffs, costing the party control of the Senate and McConnell the title of Senate majority leader.
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Happening today
Gov. Spencer Cox is one of six governors who will chat with President Joe Biden today about getting more Americans vaccinated against the coronavirus. Utah is in the bottom half of states for vaccination rates.
The meeting is part of the White House’s goal of getting at least 70% of adults in America at least partially vaccinated by July 4.
Romney’s warning to Republicans
Congressional Republicans are poised to run Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney out of leadership for not curbing her criticism of former President Donald Trump continuing to push the lie that the 2020 election was fraudulent.
Sen. Mitt Romney had a stark warning for his colleagues, cautioning them that the move will appease Trump but won’t help the party politically.