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House Republicans ousted Rep. Liz Cheney from her post as the chamber’s No. 3 GOP leader on Wednesday, punishing her after she repeatedly rebuked former President Donald Trump for his false claims of…
Cheney s fate had been clear for some time with Trump, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California and No 2 GOP leader Steve Scalise of Louisiana all arrayed against her. GOP lawmakers complained that Cheney’s offence wasn’t her view of Trump but her persistence in publicly expressing it, undermining the unity they want party leaders to display in advance of next year’s elections, when they hope to win House control. Even so, stripping Cheney, 54, of her leadership job stood as a striking, perhaps defining moment for the GOP.
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Donald Trump continues to falsely claim he won the 2020 US election.
WASHINGTON Republicans dumped GOP Rep. Liz Cheney from her House leadership post Wednesday for her persistent repudiation of Donald Trump s election falsehoods, underscoring the hold the defeated and twice-impeached former president retains on his party. She defiantly insisted she ll keep trying to wrench the party away from him and his destructive lies. Meeting behind closed doors, GOP lawmakers needed less than 20 minutes and a voice vote to oust the Wyoming congresswoman from her job as their No. 3 House leader. The banishment, urged by Trump and other top Republicans, showed his ability to upend the careers of antagonists, even those from GOP royalty.