Liz Cheney: Trump is a threat “America has never
seen before”
Ivana Saric
Rep. Liz
Cheney (R-Wyo.) spoke on the House floor Tuesday evening, emphasizing the 2020
election was not stolen and saying that former President Trump's baseless
claims of election fraud pose a threat that “America has never seen before.”
Why it
matters: Much of the GOP establishment has turned on Cheney, the No. 3 House
Republican, due to her criticism of Trump and her vote to impeachTrump for a
charge of inciting an insurrection at the Capitol.
House
Republicans will vote to oust Cheney from her position as conference chair on
Wednesday.
What she's
saying: "A former president who provoked a violent attack on this Capitol
in an effort to steal the election has resumed his aggressive efforts to
convince Americans that the election was stolen from him."
"The election is over. That is the rule of law.
That is our constitutional process."
"Remaining silent and ignoring the lie emboldens
the liar. I will not participate in that."
"I will not sit back and watch in silence while
others lead our party down a path that abandons the rule of law and joins the
former president's crusade to undermine our democracy."
"Our election was not stolen and America has not
failed."
Flashback:
Last week House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) was caught on a hot
mic trashing Cheney, saying he "had with her."
On Sunday
he officially endorsed Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) to replace her.
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