5 May 2021
President Joe Biden described the Republican party as in “mini-revolution” on Wednesday as the conflict with House Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney escalates on Capitol Hill.
At a White House event, Biden was asked about the movement among House Republicans to replace Cheney, cheered on by former President Donald Trump.
“Look, it seems as though the Republican party is trying to identify what it stands for and they’re in the midst of a significant sort of mini-revolution going on in the Republican party,” he said.
Biden said he experienced many political fights with Republicans throughout his career, but said, “I don’t ever remember any like this,”
Rep. Elise Stefanik is on the path to move up in Washington after securing key endorsements in a bid to take over as chair of the House Republican Conference,
May 6, 2021
House Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney is likely to face a second referendum on her role in GOP leadership next week as she continues to undermine her colleagues in the lower chamber.
Three months after surviving the first recall on her role as number three in GOP leadership, Republican colleagues have pushed for a second. This time, however, Cheney doesn’t have the support that emboldened her after the first, and new reporting since then has peeled back the curtain of the threat Cheney’s persistent efforts pose to the party.
Last month, a senior official in the Biden administration revealed there was no truth to the campaign-year blockbuster reporting of Russian bounties on American troops in Afghanistan under the watch of an apathetic American president, apparently complicit in the scheme while adamant of U.S. withdrawal. The story possessed all the earmarks of a routine hit piece, including explosive claims, uncorroborated accounts, and anonymous sources,
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is stepping up the pressure on Liz Cheney, describing concerns by rank-and-file Republicans about “her ability to carry out her job” after she traded insults with former President Donald Trump.