“Bring it on,” Cheney said in a preview clip of the interview with NBC’s “Today” co-anchor Savannah Guthrie that is set to air on Thursday morning, Today reported.
Cheney was ousted from her leadership position in the House on Wednesday as Republicans saw her as dividing the party due to her comments speaking out against Trump and his election fraud conspiracy theories.
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Cheney was asked if her remarks against Trump were a battle for the soul of the Republican Party.” This is the opening salvo in that battle, and it s a battle we have to win because it s not just about the Republican Party; it s about the country,” Cheney responded.
Pelosi in a statement released by her office following Republican lawmakers’ overwhelming vote in favor of dumping Cheney as the No. 3 House Republican said, “For the sake of our democracy, reasonable Republicans across the country must take back their party.”
“Congresswoman Liz Cheney is a leader of great courage, patriotism and integrity,” the Speaker wrote. “Today, House Republicans declared that those values are unwelcome in the Republican party.”
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Pelosi went on to say, “The Republican denial of the truth presented by Congresswoman Cheney is reflected in their denial of the need to seek the truth in a January 6th commission and to repair the damage of January 6th with a security supplemental immediately.”
Buck, a member of the far-right Freedom Caucus, suggested Cheney has every right to air her grievances with former President Trump and his false narrative surrounding his election defeat, even from a leadership position. That criticism was the reason she was dumped from the No. 3 leadership spot on Wednesday.
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Most conservatives, backing Trump, said Cheney was the wrong fit to remain conference chairwoman, since her message bucked that coming from other Republican leaders. You can t have a conference chair who recites Democrat talking points, said Rep. Jim Jordan
Yet Buck, a former aide to Cheney s father, Dick Cheney, when he was a Wyoming congressman, noted that removing Cheney won t prevent Trump from continuing to air false claims that the election was stolen. Buck warned that Wednesday s vote to oust her will likely haunt Republicans at the polls next year.