Republican Adam Kinzinger Rips GOP s Batsh**tery, Asks McCarthy to Assert Some Influence newsweek.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from newsweek.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
GOP congressman says it’s time to stop fetishizing the idea of overthrowing the government Stephen Proctor
Republican Representative Adam Kinzinger of Illinois appeared on
Anderson Cooper 360 Wednesday, where he spoke about the growing desire among supporters of former President Donald Trump for a military coup to oust President Biden. Talk of a coup has been in the news recently due to remarks retired Army general and former Trump National Security Advisor Michael Flynn made over the weekend.
At a far-right event in Dallas, a member of the audience asked Flynn, “I want to know why what happened in Myanmar can’t happen here?” Flynn replied, “No reason. I mean, it should happen here. No reason. That’s right.”
United StatesTrump critic Liz Cheney in crosshairs of fellow house Republicans
Steve HollandDavid Morgan
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The Republican drive to oust U.S. Representative Liz Cheney as a party leader for criticizing Donald Trump s false claims about election fraud gained steam on Wednesday, as top Republicans including the former president backed a Trump ally as her replacement.
Representative Steve Scalise, the No. 2 Republican in the House of Representatives, publicly endorsed Representative Elise Stefanik for Cheney s job as chair of the party s conference, the No. 3 House Republican position. The move appeared to make certain a vote on Cheney s future, as early as next Wednesday.
US House Republicans would act against Gaetz if charges filed, lawmaker says By Reuters - 15 April 2021 US Representative Matt Gaetz briefly attends a House Judiciary Committee hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, on April 14, 2021. Image: REUTERS/ EVELYN HOCKSTEIN
Republican leaders in the US House of Representatives would take action against embattled Republican congressman Matt Gaetz if the Justice Department formally charges him, the party s second-ranking member in the chamber said on Wednesday.
Representative Steve Scalise did not specify precisely how they might act but said the precedent was to remove members who are formally charged from congressional committees.
U.S. House Republicans would act against Gaetz if charges filed, lawmaker says Reuters 2 days ago
WASHINGTON, April 14 (Reuters) - Republican leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives would take action against embattled Republican congressman Matt Gaetz if the Justice Department formally charges him, the party s second-ranking member in the chamber said on Wednesday.
Representative Steve Scalise did not specify precisely how they might act but said the precedent was to remove members who are formally charged from congressional committees.
The Justice Department is investigating whether Gaetz may have violated sex-trafficking laws by paying travel expenses for a 17-year-old female, according to a U.S. law enforcement source who spoke on condition of anonymity.