US: Trump critic Cheney ousted from Republican faction leadership

Position: 12.05.2021| Reading time: 2 minutes

WFormer US President Donald Trump has been ousted from the presidency of the Republican Liz Cheney Parliamentary Committee due to strong criticism. The third Conservative in the House of Representatives was removed from office on Wednesday at a parliamentary committee meeting, MPs said. Trump, the 54-year-old daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, is one of the harshest internal party critics.

After attacking Capitol on January 6, Cheney was one of ten Republicans who voted against the then president.

Wyoming MP accused of unsubstantiated election fraud surrounding November 3 presidential election Repeatedly harshly criticized.

Cheney’s militant address to Congress

Cheney said in a belligerent speech in Congress on Tuesday evening (local time) that your party “joins the crusade of the former president to undermine our democracy.” Those who refuse to accept the verdict are fighting the constitution. ”

In a guest post for the Washington Post last Wednesday, he appealed to his party colleagues to “step down from the cult of dangerous and anti-democratic Trump leadership.” For his part, Trump has been attacking Cheney for months. Last week, the former US president wrote on his blog: “Liz Cheney is a stupid idiot who has no place in the Republican leadership.”

However, Trump has reaffirmed his authority over Republicans in recent months. Cheney’s successor as the so-called conference president – like the parliamentary committee manager – could be 36-year-old Trump ally Elise Stephanik.

The replacement of Cheney, whom Trump has long called for, was expected. Parliamentary Committee Chairman Kevin McCarthy has announced his support for Cheney’s rival Stephanie, who previously backed Trump.