Congressman Liz Cheney – Republican Party's most famous and outspoken critic of Donald Trump – supporter when she lost her
Trump-backed Harriet Hagemanoverwhelmed Cheney on Tuesday night. did.
Ms Cheney's downfall came after she repeatedly criticized Mr Trump and her leading role in her January 6 House committee. She was also one of ten Republicans who voted to impeach Trump for his role in the riots.
Initially, she served as chairman of the House Republican meeting. survived the challenge to her position. But after her repeated criticism of Republicans and Mr Trump, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy ultimately supported her removal from office.
Mr McCarthy said: Congressman Ellis Stefanik, who replaced Cheney as chairman of the House Republican meeting, ultimately endorsed Ms. Hagemann. appeared on video at a rally.
Wyoming was Trump's biggest win in the 2020 presidential election.
Similarly, her opposition to Mr. Trump became even more pronounced in her role as vice chairman of the House Select Committee investigating the riots on January 6.
Cheney Ms. is just the latest Republican to vote. To impeach Trump and lose her primary. In June, South Carolina Rep. Tom Rice lost the primary to Trump supporter Russell Fry. Earlier this month, Michigan freshman Rep. Peter Meyer lost the primary to John Gibbs after the Democratic Congressional campaign committee emphasized Gibbs' pro-Trump bona fides. Last week, Washington's Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler lost the primary to Joe Kent, who also endorsed Trump.
So far, the Republicans who voted to impeach Trump in the primary have been matched by Rep. 's Rep. Dan Newhouse. Conversely, Rep. John Catko of New York, Rep. Fred Upton of Michigan, Rep. Anthony Gonzalez of Ohio, and Cheney's fellow electoral commissioner Adam Kinzinger of Illinois all sought re-election. I announced that I would not ask.
In the final week of the election, Cheney doubled down on her criticism of her former president. Her father, former Vice PresidentDick Cheney,who held the same seat for many years, said, "No man has posed a greater threat to our Republic than Donald Trump. ' said.
Dick Cheney described Donald Trump as "the greatest ever critic of our republic."
In his final ad before the election, Cheney continued to criticize and seemed to be looking beyond the election.
"This is my oath, that our extraordinary nation's lawns and bears, my children, and your children shall live in honorable peace, not violent confrontation, intimidation, or assault.
``No matter how long we have to fight, this is going to cost millions of people across our country. It's a battle where thousands of Americans, Republicans, Democrats, and independents stand together for freedom."
