Tag: Liz Cheney

Congressman Predicts Rep. Liz Cheney Will Be Gone by End of This Month

Rep. Lance Gooden (R-Texas) predicted that Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) will be ousted as her GOP leadership position in May, amid growing Republican criticism against her after she made comments against former President Donald Trump. “Liz Cheney has promised she will campaign on impeaching Trump ‘every day of the week.’ Good luck with that, Liz! PREDICTION:…


Republicans Call Cheney’s Continued Criticism of Trump a Distraction, Some Question Her Leadership

More Republicans have raised concern that Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) is distracting the party from the GOP policy agenda and hurting its chance to take back the House majority in 2022. “This idea that you just disregard President [Donald] Trump is not where we are,” Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) said on Friday during an interview…


Anti-Tax PAC Vetting Wyoming Primary Challengers to Cheney

Conservative anti-tax political action committee Club for Growth dispatched an official to Wyoming this week to interview candidates challenging Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) in the Republican primary election for the U.S. House in 2022. Cheney exposed herself to primary challenges by voting to impeach President Donald Trump, who later vowed to oust her in the…


Anti-Tax PAC Is Vetting Wyoming Primary Challengers to Cheney

Conservative anti-tax political action committee Club for Growth dispatched an official to Wyoming this week to interview candidates challenging Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) in the Republican primary election for the U.S. House in 2022. Cheney exposed herself to primary challenges by voting to impeach President Donald Trump, who later vowed to oust her in the…


Trump Jr. Claims Cheney Allies Are Working to Defeat Wyoming Senate Bill on Election Runoffs

Donald Trump Jr. said on March 9 that allies of Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) are working to derail a Wyoming bill that would establish a primary runoff election for federal and statewide offices. “The Wyoming Senate is voting on SF145 tomorrow. SF145 would enact a runoff system in WY, so candidates need over 50% to…


Wyoming State Lawmaker to Challenge Rep. Liz Cheney in 2022 GOP Primary

A Wyoming state lawmaker announced he will challenge Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), the No. 3 Republican in the House, during the 2022 GOP primary for her seat. Wyoming state Rep. Chuck Gray, a Republican, made the announcement on social media. “It’s time for a leader who actually listens to the hard-working people of Wyoming, and…


House Freedom Caucus Members Call on Cheney to Step Down From House Role

The conservative House Freedom Caucus called on Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) to resign after she made comments Wednesday saying former President Donald Trump should not have a leadership role in the GOP moving forward. “She should step down,” Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) told news outlets on Thursday. Another member, Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas), asserted Cheney…


McCarthy and Cheney Clash Over Whether Trump Should Speak at CPAC

Two of the top Republicans in the House of Representatives disagreed on whether President Donald Trump should speak at the largest annual conservative conference later this week. In a tense moment at the tail end of a press conference, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and House Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) gave opposite answers…


McCarthy, Cheney Clash Over Whether Trump Should Speak at CPAC

Two of the top Republicans in the House of Representatives disagree about whether President Donald Trump should speak at the largest annual conservative conference this weekend. In a tense moment at the end of a press conference, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and House Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) gave opposite answers when prompted…


Trump Jr. Preparing Trip to Wyoming to Campaign Against Cheney

Donald Trump Jr. is gearing up for a trip to Wyoming to campaign against Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), one of 10 Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump. The president’s son told Politico he is preparing to travel to the state. “I hear it’s lovely during primary season,” he told the news outlet….