US House Minority Leader backs Stefanik to replace Liz Cheney
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Washington, May 10 : US House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has confirmed that he supports Elise Stefanik to replace House Republican Conference Chair Congresswoman Liz Cheney, the third-ranking Republican in the House and one of the few in her party who refuses to march in lockstep with former President Donald Trump. Yes, I do, Xinhua news agency quoted McCarthy as saying to Fox News on Sunday.
Stefanik, a Congresswoman from New York, thanked McCarthy for his support in a tweet later on Sunday.
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By Amy B Wang and Karoun DemirjianThe Washington Post
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WASHINGTON The top Republican in the House on Sunday publicly endorsed the ouster of Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., from the party’s leadership team, paving the way for Cheney’s removal as early as this week and sending a clear message that allegiance to former president Donald Trump is a requirement to hold power in the Republican Party.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., threw his support behind Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York to become the new Republican conference chair, the No. 3 job in GOP leadership, backing a onetime centrist who emerged over the past year as a staunch defender of Trump who helped spread his false claims of election fraud.
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Replay Video UP NEXT The top Republican in the House on Sunday publicly endorsed the ouster of Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) from the party’s leadership team, paving the way for Cheney’s removal as early as this week and sending a clear message that allegiance to former president Donald Trump is a requirement to hold power in the GOP. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (Calif.) threw his support behind Rep. Elise Stefanik (N.Y.) to become the new Republican conference chair, the No. 3 job in GOP leadership, backing a onetime centrist who emerged over the past year as a staunch defender of Trump who helped spread his false claims of election fraud.
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During a Sunday interview with New York City WABC 770 AM radio’s “The Cats Roundtable,” House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) continued his push for the removal of special protections for social media giants under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.
McCarthy noted that platforms such as Facebook and Twitter “are not bigger than the Constitution.” He told host John Catsimatidis that the social media giants have been “empowered” too much under Section 230, which he said “has got to stop.”
“Facebook and Twitter are not bigger than the Constitution,” McCarthy emphasized. “And what they have done should give everybody a sign here that they have [been] empowered too strong, that they think they can control what is being said. If that is the case, they should not be protected from lawsuits by Section 230 that gives them immunity. If they want to pick and choose what can be said on a platform and who can be on the platform itself –t