No. 2 House Republican Steve Scalise has escalated the effort to push No. 3 GOP leader Liz Cheney out of her role, as his spokeswoman said the Louisiana congressman supports having Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York take over Cheney’s position.
“House Republicans need to be solely focused on taking back the House in 2022 and fighting against Speaker Pelosi and President Biden’s radical socialist agenda, and Elise Stefanik is strongly committed to doing that, which is why Whip Scalise has pledged to support her for Conference Chair,” said Lauren Fine, a Scalise spokeswoman, in a statement.
Cheney has been criticized for months by her fellow Republicans for her repudiation of former President Donald Trump due to his false claims about last year’s election and his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. She hasn’t backed down, instead saying that Republicans “can’t whitewash what happened on Jan. 6 or perpetuate Trump’s big lie.”
Seems sad they need to kick out someone who won’t lie about the election.