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Kinzinger says GOP should quit peddling in conspiracies
Washington With the internal battle in the House Republican conference over the future of the party poised to reach its culmination in the coming days with a vote to oust Congresswoman Liz Cheney from GOP leadership, Congressman Adam Kinzinger said his Republican colleagues need to stop peddling in conspiracies and admit President Biden fairly won the 2020 presidential election. Tell people the truth and quit peddling in conspiracies, because that s what we ve seen in this party, Kinzinger, of Illinois, said of his fellow Republicans in the House who have maintained loyalty to former President Donald Trump. They re going to get rid of Liz Cheney because they d much rather pretend that the conspiracy is either real or not confront it than to actually confront it and maybe have to take the temporary licks to save this party and the long-term of this country.
May 9, 2021 5:31 p.m.
As House Republicans inch closer to ousting Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) as the caucus’ conference chair for her vehement refusal to go along with former President Trump’s election fraud falsehoods, a few GOP lawmakers on Sunday came out in support of the third-ranking Republican as her future in GOP leadership hangs in the balance.
With the exception of Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), who is the only other Republican woman serving in elected leadership, most prominent Republicans have refused to come to Cheney’s defense as she continues to warn the party against centering itself around Trump’s bogus claims of a stolen election.