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Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney (R., Wyo.) participates in a news conference with House Republican leadership at the U.S. Capitol, March 9, 2021.
(Erin Scott/Reuters)
Representative Liz Cheney has likely talked herself out of a Republican leadership position.
Cheney was already on the hot seat early this year for breaking with most of her party and voting to impeach President Donald Trump, saying of the January 6 Capitol riot, “The President of the United States summoned this mob, assembled the mob, and lit the flame of this attack.” Despite a move against her, Republicans ended up voting to retain her as conference chair in early February.