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Post by Admin on Feb 9, 2022 1:10:33 GMT
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) criticized the Republican National Committee (RNC) for its censure of Reps. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) and Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) and broke with their language on the Jan. 6, 2021 riot, calling it a “violent insurrection.”
“It was a violent insurrection with the purpose of trying to prevent a peaceful transfer of power after a legitimately certified election. ... That’s what it was,” McConnell said.
The RNC sparked fierce backlash after it described Jan. 6, when a mob of former President Trump’s followers breached the Capitol, as “legitimate political discourse” in a resolution censuring Kinzinger and Cheney.
RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel appeared to try to clarify the resolution, alleging in a statement that the two GOP lawmakers were involved in persecuting citizens "engaged in legitimate political discourse" but "that had nothing to do with violence at the Capitol." The last section was not in the RNC resolution.
McConnell said he had confidence in McDaniel but that the job of the RNC was supporting all Republicans, not "singling out" members of the party.
“This issue is whether or not the RNC should be sort of singling out members of our party who may have different views from the majority. That’s not the job of the RNC,” he added about the censure resolution.
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Post by Admin on Apr 5, 2022 1:04:53 GMT
Trump Targets 12 Major Republican Incumbents In Midterms 2,344 views Apr 5, 2022 Former President Trump is trying to rid the Republican party of twelve incumbents by backing their primary challengers. His targets include Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski, Georgia’s governor and secretary of state, Congresswoman Liz Cheney and eight other GOP house members. Trump is holding rallies around the country for the candidates he’s endorsed.
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Post by Admin on May 16, 2022 19:23:47 GMT
In the wake of the racially motivated mass shooting in Buffalo, New York, over the weekend, Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) called on Republican leaders to "reject" views of white nationalism, white supremacy and anti-semitism, warning that "history has taught us that what begins with words ends in far worse." Driving the news: "The House GOP leadership has enabled white nationalism, white supremacy, and anti-semitism," she wrote in a tweet. The big picture: Cheney's remarks come after a mass shooting, which the FBI is investigating as a hate crime and a case of "racially motivated violent extremism." Erie County Sheriff John Garcia called the attack a "straight-up racially motivated hate crime." The alleged shooter, an 18-year-old white man, drove from "hours away" in tactical gear and opened fire in a store in a predominantly Black neighborhood of Buffalo on Saturday afternoon, per Garcia. President Biden on Sunday called on Americans to "address the hate that remains a stain on the soul of America" in the aftermath of the shooting.
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Post by Admin on Jun 30, 2022 1:16:40 GMT
Live: Liz Cheney delivers speech at Reagan Library to address the future of the Republican Party 595 watching now Started streaming 4 minutes ago Congresswoman Liz Cheney delivers speech at Reagan Library to address the future of the Republican Party.
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Post by Admin on Jul 2, 2022 19:09:55 GMT
In Wyoming Debate, Cheney Says Her Election-Denying Opponent Is ‘Beholden’ To Trump 24,116 views Jul 2, 2022 Debating her Trump-backed challenger last night, Rep. Liz Cheney called her opponent “beholden” to the former president. Politico White House reporter and NBC News Political Contributor Eugene Daniels, “Symone” host Symone Sanders and Republican strategist Sara Fagen analyze Cheney’s political message.
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