Embattled House GOP Conference Chairwoman Liz Cheney appears ready to fight to hang on to her leadership post, even though she could be replaced as the No. 3 Republican as early as next week.
Top Republicans Steve Scalise and Kevin McCarthy are working to clear the field for New York Representative Elise Stefanik to replace GOP Conference Chairwoman Liz Cheney.
“There is no way that Liz will be conference chair by month’s end,” one key McCarthy ally told The Hill’s Scott Wong and Mike Lillis on Monday. “
When there is a vote, it won’t be a long conference [meeting]; it will be fast. Everyone knows the outcome.”
A second McCarthy ally added that the House minority leader is “as fed up as the rest of us” with her continued remarks about Trump, which many in the conference consider harmful to their 2022 efforts to flip the House. Cheney has maintained that the path back to the majority is by moving on from a party centric on one person and focusing on policy.
If you are into the political weeds, specifically the Machiavellian aspects to the deepest political weeds, there’s an interesting article in The Hill today with quotes from people very close to GOP House Leader Kevin McCarthy.
Essentially, the nub of it is that GOP Conference Chairwoman Liz Cheney is about to get removed from her leadership position due to her continued antagonism of the MAGA supporters and President Trump.
After Cheney’s latest round of attacks against Trump and his supporters McCarthy is no longer going to defend Cheney from a frustrated republican caucus ready to get rid of her.