WASHINGTON (AP) â The No. 2 House Republican publicly called Wednesday for the removal of Rep. Liz Cheney from the party s leadership, adding momentum to the drive to topple her after she clashed repeatedly with former President Donald Trump.
Rep. Steve Scalise, the House GOP whip, is backing New York GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik for Cheney s post, said Scalise spokesperson Lauren Fine. The public statement from the Louisiana Republican was the first explicit call from GOP leadership for the ouster of Cheney from the party s No. 3 leadership job.
In yet another powerful blow against Cheney, Trump will soon endorse Stefanik to replace her, said a person familiar with the former president s plans who was granted anonymity to discuss them. Trump issued a fresh statement Wednesday lambasting Cheney for âunknowingly and foolishly rejecting his insistence that he lost the 2020 election due to fraud, which is false.
Lisa Mascaro and Alan Fram
Associated Press
WASHINGTON The No. 2 House Republican publicly called Wednesday for the removal of Rep. Liz Cheney as the party s third-ranking leader in the chamber, adding momentum to the drive to topple her after she clashed repeatedly with former President Donald Trump.
In a statement from spokesperson Lauren Fine, Rep. Steve Scalise, the House GOP whip, said he is backing New York GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik for Cheney s post. The public statement by the Louisiana Republican was the first explicit call from GOP leadership for Cheney s ouster.
Cheney, R-Wyo., has provoked Republican ire for repeatedly trading barbs with Trump, blasting his false claim that the 2020 presidential election was stolen.
May 5, 2021 10:38 AM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) The Number two House Republican publicly called Wednesday for the removal of Rep. Liz Cheney from the party’s leadership, adding momentum to the drive to topple her after she clashed repeatedly with former President Donald Trump.
Rep. Steve Scalise, the House GOP whip, is backing New York GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik for Cheney’s post, said Scalise spokesperson Lauren Fine. The public statement from the Louisiana Republican was the first explicit call from GOP leadership for the ouster of Cheney from the party’s No. 3 leadership job.
Cheney, R-Wyo., has provoked Republican ire for repeatedly trading barbs with Trump, blasting his false claim that the 2020 presidential election was stolen.
WASHINGTON — The No. 2 House Republican publicly called Wednesday for the removal of Rep. Liz Cheney from the party s leadership, adding momentum to the drive to topple her after
Liz Cheney’s party leadership in peril as Trump endorses a loyalist replacement
A closed-door showdown vote by House Republicans on Liz Cheney s fate and her replacement, likely by New York Rep. Elise Stefanik, is possible next week.
By LISA MASCARO and ALAN FRAMAssociated Press
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U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney, a daughter of Dick Cheney, who was George W. Bush’s vice president and before that a Wyoming congressman, seemed to have almost unlimited potential until this year. J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press
WASHINGTON No. 3 House Republican Liz Cheney was clinging to her post Wednesday as party leaders lined up behind an heir apparent, signaling that fallout over her clashes with former President Trump were becoming too much for her to overcome.