McCarthy thanks the former president
after the Speaker's victory.
Liz Cheney then publishes a strange quote for Trump.
On Saturday, former Wyoming Representative Liz Cheney used a quote from Donald Trump to criticize House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Twitter.
This week saw a rocky start to
the GOP leadership of the House of Representatives as a group of some 20 Republicans opposed McCarthy's quest for president and demanded amendments that would reduce the speaker's power to the House rule package.
McCarthy was unable to win the speaker until late Friday night after 15 rounds of voting due to the Republican majority's slim restrictions.
Only when Trump, still a favorite of
many conservatives, persuaded his opponents to support McCarthy, he finally won.
McCarthy was unable to win
the speaker until late Friday night after 15 rounds of voting due to the Republican majority's slim restrictions. Only when Trump, still a favorite of many conservatives, persuaded his opponents to support McCarthy, he finally won.
The remarks drew criticism from Cheney, who was generally repudiated by the Republican Party for her criticism of Trump and who refuted his false claims of rampant voting fraud during the 2020 presidential election.
In response to McCarthy's remarks, Cheney quoted one of Trump's remarks to Justice Department employees about the 2020 presidential race.
Just state that the election was rigged, and I'll take care of the rest.
- and the Republican members of Congress."
- and Deputy Secretary-General of the United On 27 December 2020
- "the former Republican lawmaker tweeted.
This quote comes from Richard Donoghue's testimony before the House Select Committee that considered the Capitol incident. Former Deputy Acting Prosecutor. Cheney was one of the two Republicans on the committee, who accused Trump of trying to overturn President Joe Biden's Electoral College victory.
- who supported Trump's beliefs on the 2020 election
- disagree with Cheney because she rejected his accusations of election fraud.
- Relationships she had with a few of her Republican colleagues
including McCarthy, were strained as a result of
her disagreement with the former president.
Prior to McCarthy's dismissal as chairman of
the House Republican Convention
she and Cheney worked together in the executive branch of the Republican Party. In addition, in last year's Republican primary, won by Harriet Hageman by nearly 40 points, McCarthy supported her against Cheney.
Cheney argued in August last year that
he should not succeed McCarthy Pelosi as Speaker of the House.
It was completely unfaithful to the Constitution and showed a complete lack of understanding of the importance and importance of the speaker's role.
Therefore, I don't believe he should be Speaker.
During an appearance on ABC News, Cheney stated
"This Week," you know, I think that was very clear.
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