Anti-Trump Republican Liz Cheney wants to purge her party of Donald Trump, accusing her fellow conservative lawmakers of “trying to enable the former president.” Republican voters, however, still favor Trump in massive numbers. One of the strongest anti-Trump voices in the Republican party, Congresswoman Liz Cheney (R-Wyoming), marked the upcoming …
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Wyoming’s Republican Central Committee voted 31-29 in favor of no longer recognizing Cheney as a Republican on Saturday. Newsweek noted, however, that the vote was “a symbolic gesture” and “does not strip Cheney of any power.” Cheney will continue to serve as Wyoming’s sole congressional representative and as a member …
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CBS News’ Lesley Stahl caught up with the Wyoming representative to discuss her status as a Republican maverick earned after picking a public fight with former President Donald Trump. Cheney’s move cost her standing in the Republican party and may even cause her to lose her House seat. Trump has …
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“My dad is deeply troubled about where our party is, deeply troubled about where the country is,” the younger Cheney declared at the Aspen Institute on Wednesday. Lest anyone’s stomach remain unturned, she continued that her father, whom many consider to be a driving force and key architect behind the …
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In a Thursday Facebook Live video, Bouchard complained that his critics were digging into his past to smear his reputation and would “stop at nothing” as he prepares to challenge Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyoming) for her House seat. “It’s amazing that they look at things so negatively. So, bottom line …
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Cheney, an up-and-coming GOP superstar and daughter of former vice president Dick Cheney, was purged from her leadership role in the Republican Party on Wednesday. Her crime? Refusing to walk in lockstep with her Donald Trump-supporting House colleagues over the Capitol riot on January 6. The move had been anticipated …
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House Republicans today voted to remove Wyoming Representative Liz Cheney from her leadership position in the chamber. While some might paint Cheney’s ousting as a fracture within the GOP, it’s important to note that her supporters don’t actually appear to be from within the Republican Party. Rather, the only figures …
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Cheney, the daughter of former vice president Dick Cheney and a staunch neoconservative, repeatedly found herself at odds with her party colleagues over Trump and his administration’s policies. A majority of House Republicans voted to oust Cheney from her position – which she had held since January 2019 – on …
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A sizable crowd gathered at the state house in Cheyenne on Thursday – estimated around 300-strong by a local reporter – to call for Cheney’s ouster, frequently erupting into chants of “Go home Cheney!” and “USA!” Footage of the protest captured by videographer Brendan Gutenschwager has circulated online. The third-ranking …
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Cheney (Wyoming), the third ranking Republican in Congress, issued a statement on Tuesday declaring her support for the Democrat-led impeachment drive, citing Trump’s response to the “violent mob” that stormed the US Capitol last week while arguing “There has never been a greater betrayal by a President of the United …
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