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CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett acknowledged on Wednesday that the Capitol Hill drama surrounding Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., is not top of mind for the vast majority of Americans.
Appearing on CBS This Morning ahead of the vote that officially removed Cheney from House leadership, Garrett was asked by co-host Anthony Mason how significant the vote is.
Garrett responded by giving Mason a two-part answer. For everyday Americans, it is not significant, Garrett told Mason. I mean, we re talking about the number-three leader in the House Republicans which is the minority party in the House. Now, this is no aspersions against the Republicans, but that s like the third-string quarterback on the JV high school football team. You just don t have any power in the House of Representatives and we re talking about the No. 3 leader.
Updated on: May 13, 2021 / 7:57 AM / CBS NEWS Republicans oust Cheney from leadership role
Representative Liz Cheney was removed Wednesday from her leadership position among House Republicans. She was ousted as conference chair in a voice vote by House GOP members shortly after their closed-door meeting came to order, and the meeting was adjourned within 20 minutes.
After the vote, Cheney told reporters that she will do everything I can to make sure the former president never again gets anywhere near the Oval Office. She faced the ouster from her leadership post for openly criticizing Mr. Trump. We have seen the danger that he continues to provoke with his language, Cheney said about the former president. We have seen his lack of commitment and dedication to the Constitution, and I think it s very important that we make sure whomever we elect is somebody who will be faithful to the Constitution.
House Republicans voted Wednesday to remove Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney from her leadership position, after she slammed former President Donald Trump and her colleagues for promoting baseless claims of election fraud. Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, a prominent Trump ally, spoke with Chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett to discuss the vote, whether Cheney was "canceled," and whether the former president will run for office again.
A transcript of the segment is below. Click “expand” to read more.
CBS This Morning
7:11:22 to 7:15:43
ANTHONY MASON: This morning, House Republicans plan to remove Congresswoman Liz Cheney from her leadership position for opposing former President Trump. Cheney has been at odds with GOP members since voting to impeach Mr. Trump in January. On the House floor last night, she said Republicans who support phony claims of a stolen election are a threat to democracy.
LIZ CHENEY: I am a conservative Republican, and the most conservative of conservative principles is reverence for the rule of law. The election is over. That is the rule of law. That is our constitutional process. Those who refuse to accept the rulings of our courts are at war with the Constitution. This is not about policy. This is not about partisanship. This is about our duty as Americans. Remaining silent and ignoring the lie emboldens the liar. I will not participate in that. I will not sit back and watch in
Historian Jon Meacham says GOP has descended into fantasy, conspiracy and falsehoods - on The Takeout By Grace Segers
May 7, 2021 / 6:00 AM / CBS News
Historian Jon Meacham, author of several presidential biographies, thinks that former President Trump helped ignite some of the divisions in the Republican Party. Meacham s new podcast, Fate of Fact, is focused on his belief that the Republican Party has descended into fantasy, conspiracy and falsehoods. There was a lot of gasoline on the garage floor of the Republican Party, and Trump was a match, Meacham said in an interview with CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett for this week s episode of The Takeout podcast. And that gasoline, I believe, is partly spilled partly because of almost 90 years of a kind of growing disenchantment with the way Republican presidents actually delivered for their conservative base.