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Breaking news: Republican leaders threaten to topple Cheney
Top Republicans are turning against Liz Cheney, the highest-ranking woman in the party in Congress, as a conservative leader has suggested that she can be removed from her Republican post within a month. Why it matters: Comments from Representatives Steve Scales, Minority Whip and Jim Banks, chair of the Republican Study Committee, both bear weight because of their close relationship with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R) – who is openly feuding with Cheney. . Banks, the leader of the largest conservative caucus in the House, told Axios Friday that Cheney’s continuing criticism was an “unwelcome distraction,” and asked whether she would retain her leadership role within a month. Banks’ comments were echoed more diplomatically by Scales (Republican no.), Republican No. 2 in the House. During an interview with Axios on Friday, he said of Cheney: “This notion that you just ignore President Trump is not a place we are, and frankly, he has a lot to offer.” Earlier in the week, McCarthy himself told reporters, “If you’re sitting here in a policy-focused retreat focused on the future of making America the next – a century, and you’re talking about something else, you’re not a producer.” Cheney (Republican and Yu) told reporters during Several interviews at a Republican party retreat in Orlando, Florida, that anyone challenging the 2020 election results should be disqualified. From a presidential campaign in 2024, she herself also said that the Capitol’s January 6 Mutiny Committee should focus narrowly – not the large-scale investigation that McCarthy favors. Additionally, Cheney described a note Banks wrote about how the party would continue to operate. Classify the electorate as “neo-Marxists.” What they’re saying: Banks said comments like this detract from a unified focus on how to defeat the Democrats in the mid-term of 2022. “This is what we got from Liz Cheney, which doesn’t help us stay focused on that single goal,” the congressman said in an interview. His presentation on Axios. “Her lack of focus on that, while focusing on other things, and proving her point, was an unwanted distraction.” Banks added that sideways distractions in the Republican Retreat will only impede our focus on this near-unanimous goal we have. As a conference. ” Asked if he believed that Cheney, who holds the No. 3 party in the Republican convention chair, would retain that position within a month. B, Anx said, “I don’t know,” and added, “It’s up to her.” “I think a lot of us would like to see her join the team, be on the same team, same task, same focus. At this point, that’s what a lot of us are skeptical of.” Banks said that was not his point. You only need to climb into the leadership positions but through the overall ranking in the House Republican Party. The Republic Study Commission has 154 members, the largest of the 212 Republicans currently serving in the House of Representatives, but, however, McCarthy and Cheney were as well. Publicly in dispute since both voted in favor of Trump’s second trial and was blamed for the January 6 attack. McCarthy initially criticized Trump for inciting the mob but later backed off his visit in Mar-a-Lago where he sought the former president’s help. In February, the Republican congress in the House held a secret ballot on whether to keep Cheney in her current role, winning a majority Overwhelming, 145-61, a Cheney spokesman declined to comment on the banks’ criticism. While Cheney says she is also committed to restoring Republican control of the House of Representatives in 2022, she has indicated that Trump lost the White House in 2020, while the Republican Party has also lost control of the Senate. Rep. Anthony Gonzalez (R from Ohio) said, “Quickly because I don’t think anyone thinks this dynamic is particularly healthy at the moment. As for me, I think having diverse views on leadership matters. That means it could be.” We have a bigger tent so that we do not divert people away from the party who would otherwise tend to support us. Since we are completely out of power, we need to responsibly add as many votes and voters as possible, not subtract them. ” More From Axios: Subscribe to get the latest market trends with Axios Markets. Sign up for free
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