(Spoiler alert: At the center of this tale is a very brave woman.)
There was once a reality TV star who became president. The combination of Donald Trump s self-promotion coupled with the monolithic power of social media propelled him. But his Republican presidency foundered on a pandemic that has claimed nearly 580,000 American lives, and Trump was turned out of office by a margin of more than 7 million votes.
In response, he promoted a craven lie that the election was stolen, and he rallied his most violent loyalists to overrun the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 in a failed bid to stop certification of the election results.
Trump Republicans have had it with Liz Cheney and the democracy she chooses to defend
Our View: Standing up for truth, the daughter of former Vice President Cheney now risks ridicule and banishment as the No. 3 Republican House leader.
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For those confused about the crisis enveloping House Republicans right now, here s a quick primer. (Spoiler alert: At the center of this tale is a very brave woman.)
There was once a reality TV star who became president. The combination of Donald Trump s self-promotion coupled with the monolithic power of social media propelled him. But his Republican presidency foundered on a pandemic that has claimed nearly 580,000 American lives, and Trump was turned out of office by a margin of more than 7 million votes.
Q&A: Minority leader Rep. Christine Drazan discusses session progress and health care bipartisanship Patrick Jones | May 6, 2021
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Oregon House minority leader Christine Drazan is serving her second term in the Legislature and became the leader of the House Republican Party after serving for nine months. Currently, she serves on the House Committee On Health Care, House Committee On Rules as Vice-Chair, Joint Committee On Ways and Means, among others.
In this Q&A, Drazan talks about how this session has gone for her caucus, how the pandemic restricts freedoms of her constituents and the bipartisanship needed to fix health care.
Kevin McCarthy and Donald Trump in touch ahead of Liz Cheney’s expected ouster
Former President Donald Trump is weighing in on the fight to replace Rep. Liz Cheney in the House Republican Party’s leadership, blasting Cheney in a new statement and staying in touch with Republicans on Capitol Hill as the effort gets underway.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has been in contact with Trump about the mounting effort to oust Cheney from the No. 3 leadership position as GOP conference chairwoman, according to senior Trump adviser Jason Miller.
“They’ve definitely spoken recently … within the last couple of days for sure,” Miller, who spent last weekend with Trump at his Mar-a-Lago club, told CNN in a text message late Tuesday evening.