She didn’t need to be there last night, of course. And if she was intent on attending, she could have stayed away from the aisle to avoid a photo op like this one that’ll surely be used against her in her next election by MAGA types.
The only way this moment could have come about is if Cheney wanted it to. Which is curious, since her relationship with Kevin McCarthy and the House GOP leadership is already “very near a breaking point.”
She made sure to issue a statement afterward clarifying that she thinks Biden’s policies are bad for the country…