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.
May 13, 2021
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Congresswoman Elise Stefanik is one step closer to becoming the third-highest ranking Republican in the House of Representatives.
Wednesday, members of the GOP voted to remove Wyoming Congresswoman Liz Cheney as conference chair due to her criticisms of former president Donald Trump. Shortly afterwards, Stefanik declared her intention to seek that position, saying she s focused on defeating the agenda laid out by President Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. A vote on who is going to take over for Cheney is expected to happen Friday.
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Despite Thursday’s
Today show featuring an over 10-minute long interview with a sitting Republican member of Congress, only a paltry 29 seconds of the coverage focused on Wyoming Congresswoman Liz Cheney’s criticism of current President Joe Biden. Instead, nearly all of the exchange was centered on co-host Savannah Guthrie urging the newly-ousted House GOP leader to attack her fellow Republicans and former President Trump.
Viewers could be forgiven if they thought Donald Trump was still in the White House and Republicans were still in control of Congress based on the amount of GOP-bashing that occurred in the interview.
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