Political party or cult of personality? The Fresno County Democratic Party expresses its surprise at the removal of Liz Cheney (RâWyo.) from her leadership position within the Republican House structure over her refusal to toe the line on Trumpâs lies delegitimizing the 2020 election outcome. This action demonstrates, again, the degree to which the Republican Party has become nothing more than the cult of Donald Trump. The Jan. 6 insurrection showed the danger of undermining faith in the results of democracy, but the Republican Party has come away with the opposite lesson. Across the country, Republicans have used lies about election fraud to put in place new barriers to Americans voting easily in elections. This is a strike against democracy.