Liz Cheney Blasts Trump for Continuing To Use Language That 'Provoked Violence on Jan. 6' "We need to be focused on embracing the Constitution, not embracing insurrection," the Republican congresswoman said Peter Wade, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail On Sunday, Face the Nation host Margaret Brennan asked Cheney about former Republican speaker John Boehner saying that January 6th was an example of “political terrorism” and how the events of that day should have been a wake-up call for the GOP. Boehner, the host said, doesn’t understand why more Republicans don’t speak up. Brennan then noted how Trump has threatened to back a primary challenge against Cheney and asked if speaking out against him was “worth the risk.”