You Will Anyway: Liz Cheney isn't loyal enough

Tuesday, July 21, 2020

Liz Cheney isn't loyal enough

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) is calling on House GOP Conference Chairwoman Liz Cheney (Wyo.) to step down or be removed from her leadership role following a heated confrontation during a House GOP conference meeting on Tuesday morning.

Gaetz accused Cheney, the third-ranking House GOP member, of working behind the scenes and in public against President Trump, making the charges on Twitter and on his podcast.

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Gaetz, along with Reps. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), Chip Roy (R-Texas), Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) and Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) got into an argument with Cheney during the conference meeting.

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The lawmakers criticized Cheney for her decision to initially back Massie’s primary opponent, Todd McMurty. Cheney later retracted her endorsement and rescinded her donations to McMurty after racist tweets made by the challenger to Massie emerged.

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The lawmakers also took aim at Cheney for breaking with Trump on Afghanistan policy, and for supporting Anthony Fauci, a leading infectious disease expert and a member of the White House task force on the coronavirus.

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Cheney during the conference meeting defended herself, telling Jordan she “looks forward to the lecture about being a team player when we have the majority back,” according to multiple sources in the room.

Jordan was frequently seen as a thorn in the side of past GOP leaders when their party had the House majority.

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“I do suspect that Liz still has a substantial amount of support within the Republican Conference because We got a lot of people in the Republican Conference who aren't the biggest supporters of the president," Gaetz added.

The Hill

Did he capitalize "we"?

Cheney has voted with President Trump 96.5 percent of the time to Gaetz’s 85 percent, according to FiveThirtyEight’s ratings.

Ooops. But she doesn't suck up publicly like Gaetz does.

Donald Trump Jr. joined in criticizing Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) on Twitter, [...] calling for Cheney to step down as House Republican Conference chairwoman.

“We already have one Mitt Romney, we don’t need another…” he said. “We also don’t need the endless wars she advocates for.”

The Hill

This little asshole isn't even supposed to be involved in politics, according to his pledge when his daddy was installed in the White House.

And isn't it funny how the Trumps keep squawking about endless wars and yet haven't ended one yet?

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

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