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Post by Admin on May 5, 2021 20:19:25 GMT
Liz Cheney could soon be replaced as Conference chair
Rep. Andy Biggs explains why top Republicans are considering Liz Cheney's removal from leadership.
Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, the No. 3 House Republican, said on Monday her party cannot accept the "poison" of the idea that the 2020 election was stolen and should not "whitewash" the January 6 Capitol riot -- and Donald Trump's role in fomenting it.
"We can't embrace the notion the election is stolen. It's a poison in the bloodstream of our democracy," Cheney said, speaking behind closed doors at a conference in Sea Island, Georgia. "We can't whitewash what happened on January 6 or perpetuate Trump's big lie. It is a threat to democracy. What he did on January 6 is a line that cannot be crossed."
Cheney made her comments, confirmed to CNN by two people in the room, during an off-the-record interview with former House Speaker Paul Ryan before a crowd of donors and scholars at the annual retreat for the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank.
Cheney also called the Constitution "our shield" and said a "peaceful transfer of power must be defended."
McCarthy 'furious' at Cheney Cheney's break with Trump has led to an escalating conflict with the Republican minority leader, California Rep. Kevin McCarthy, who has been trying to get back into Trump's good graces. While the House Republican conference voted in February 145 to 61 in favor of keeping Cheney on the leadership team, McCarthy last week refused to answer when asked whether she remained a good fit as the conference chair.
As the top House Republican, McCarthy has the power to call for a quick vote that would effectively seek Cheney's removal from his leadership team and could do so as soon as next week. But it's unclear if he will do that, according to multiple House GOP sources.
Nevertheless, multiple Republican lawmakers and aides tell CNN that Cheney is on very shaky ground internally.
One House GOP lawmaker, who voted to keep Cheney in her post in February, said after speaking with many of his colleagues, it's clear that Cheney has "less (support) than she thinks" within the House GOP conference. Cheney's outspoken criticism of Trump has led some House Republicans to accuse her of dividing the conference and distracting from the party's goals.
When Cheney easily survived the vote in February, McCarthy came to her defense and called on the House GOP conference to keep her in the spot in a speech delivered behind closed doors. This time, however, could be different. A House GOP source who has been in contact with McCarthy said the GOP leader has been "furious" at her for weeks amid her comments about Trump. Cheney's uphill
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Post by Admin on May 5, 2021 21:11:44 GMT
Donald J. Trump 11:45am May 5, 2021 Liz Cheney is a warmongering fool who has no business in Republican Party Leadership. We want leaders who believe in the Make America Great Again movement, and prioritize the values of America First. Elise Stefanik is a far superior choice, and she has my COMPLETE and TOTAL endorsement for GOP Conference Chair. Elise is a tough and smart communicator! Donald J. Trump 9:51am May 5, 2021 Warmonger Liz Cheney, who has virtually no support left in the Great State of Wyoming, continues to unknowingly and foolishly say that there was no Election Fraud in the 2020 Presidential Election when in fact, the evidence, including no Legislative approvals as demanded by the U.S. Constitution, shows the exact opposite. Had Mike Pence referred the information on six states (only need two) back to State Legislatures, and had gutless and clueless MINORITY Leader Mitch McConnell (he blew two seats in Georgia that should have never been lost) fought to expose all of the corruption that was presented at the time, with more found since, we would have had a far different Presidential result, and our Country would not be turning into a socialist nightmare! Never give up! Donald J. Trump 11:21am May 5, 2021 What Facebook, Twitter, and Google have done is a total disgrace and an embarrassment to our Country. Free Speech has been taken away from the President of the United States because the Radical Left Lunatics are afraid of the truth, but the truth will come out anyway, bigger and stronger than ever before. The People of our Country will not stand for it! These corrupt social media companies must pay a political price, and must never again be allowed to destroy and decimate our Electoral Process.
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Post by Admin on May 6, 2021 20:14:56 GMT
Liz Cheney Says GOP Is At ‘Turning Point’ As Trump Fires Back | TODAY
With her leadership role in the GOP in jeopardy, Rep. Liz Cheney has written an op-ed for the Washington Post imploring Republicans to turn away from former President Trump’s rhetoric. NBC chief White House correspondent Peter Alexander reports for TODAY.
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Post by Admin on May 8, 2021 2:32:27 GMT
House Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) — who is facing possible ouster from her leadership position next week — quietly orchestrated a Washington Post op-ed by 10 living former defense secretaries cautioning that then-President Trump might attempt to politicize the military, according to a report. Th op-ed, published three days before the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, was signed by Trump’s former Defense Secretary James Mattis, as well as Cheney’s father, former Vice President Dick Cheney, and fellow ex-Pentgagon chiefs Ashton Carter, William Cohen, Mark Esper, Robert Gates, Chuck Hagel, Leon Panetta, William Perry and Donald Rumsfeld. “’She was the one who generated it, because she was so worried about what Trump might do,’ Eric Edelman, a friend of Cheney’s and former adviser to her father, told the New Yorker. “It speaks to the degree that she was concerned about the threat to our democracy that Trump represented.” The joint Washington Post opinion piece called for the Trump administration to move forward with a peaceful transfer of power, strongly urging against involving military officials in their efforts to refute the election results “As senior Defense Department leaders have noted, ‘there’s no role for the U.S. military in determining the outcome of a U.S. election,’” the op-ed said.
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Post by Admin on May 9, 2021 6:09:13 GMT
Jim Jordan: GOP 'for sure' has votes to oust Liz Cheney from leadership
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Rep. Jim Jordan, R-OH, weigh in on move to remove Rep. Liz Cheney from leadership position on 'Fox News Primetime.' #FoxNews #FoxNewsPrimetime
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