Lets go outfront. Good evening, i am erin burnett. Outfront. Breaking news. House republicans meeting Behind Closed Doors to debate the fate of liz cheney after she voted to impeach trump. That meeting lasted more than two hours. As her fate is up in the air, one thing the minority leader Kevin Mccarthy made clear already tonight is that he is picking a side. Marjorie Taylor Greenes side, a side of Conspiracy Theories, too fringe for fringe. A woman who days ago said she still truly believes that the election was stolen and fraudulent. A qanon supporter. Mccarthys words tonight, past comments by Marjorie Taylor greene on school shootings, Political Violence, antisemitic Conspiracy Theories do not represent the values or beliefs of the republican conference. Well, that is clearly not true because mccarthys actions speak much louder than words, he is siding with greene. Nowhere in his statement does he mention pulling her from both committees. By the way, theyre plum committees, educatio
There are significant Republican House members that are very angry Marjorie Taylorgreene is part of their party and is going to still represent constituents under the republican banner for sometime to come. Lets not forget we are only talking about the house tonight. There is a whole flock of Senate Republicans that are have come out and very strongly denounced her role, said she should be removed from committees and so far as to say she should not be part of the Republican Party. This is a divide that maybe tonight theyre showing somewhat of a unified force. But this is a lingering problem that is going to continue to exist as republicans try and forge their way through this process. A lot of it comes down to winning elections, right . It tends to be that you can win an election as a primary candidate when you run close to president donald trump. We are now starting to see a consistent pattern outside of those strong Republican House districts that are drawn in a way that have more Re
Extremists and conspiracy cultists are about an mouse and violence. For a party that is consumed with division, with defining us versus them, welsh heres your chance. Us are those who live under the laws and intolerance of one another. This is them. Do you see them . Do you see what they did . This is the only them to worry about in american society. So as we watch a party in search for its soul, the answer is cloudy because we already know what the man who many of them feel loyalty to, the former president , wants to become of these people and from them. Hes on trial for his incessant incitement for the rangry to tae action, to fight for the election to be overturned. Before anybody trying to make it about something else, remember this remember what you are seeing. We have never seen anything like it. It is the worst, period. And they are our worst, period. Too many have hidden from the truth about trumps intentions for too long. January 6th was the price of that. The same people who
Education and Budget Committee assignments that she holds. Moments ago democrats said this about House Minority leader Kevin Mccarthy. Why would Kevin Mccarthy continue to associate himself and the republican conference with someone who leader Mitch Mcconnell has characterized as a cancer . The last time i checked, cancers need to be cut out and not allowed to metastasize. And Kevin Mccarthy has the ability to do the right thing he should. But greene will not be the only urgent topic the republicans will need to address when they meet here in a few hours. Wyoming congresswoman liz cheney is on the fence of being ousted for voting to impeach former President Trump in his second impeachment. She has been shoring up support behind the scenes. That includes from Senate Republican leader Mitch Mcconnell. Republicans are facing a critical reckoning. Will they encourage, quoting one gop senator, the coux of their party or those who vote their conscience like liz cheney or try to get away with
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