House conservatives pile on Cheney at GOP conference meeting
Source: Politico
Members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus tore into Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) during a heated GOP conference meeting on Tuesday, lobbing attacks at her for breaking with President Donald Trump, supporting Dr. Anthony Fauci and backing a primary opponent to one of their colleagues.
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), a Freedom Caucus co-founder and one of Trumps top allies, called out Cheney, the GOP conference chairwoman, for all the times she has opposed Trump and began ticking off some recent high-profile examples, according to two sources in the room. While Jordan praised her defense of Trump during impeachment, he also said Cheneys recent rebukes of Trump which have focused on Trumps handling of the coronavirus, his Twitter rhetoric, and his foreign policy were not helpful.
Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), the head of the Freedom Caucus, even accused Cheney of undermining the GOPs ability to win back the House and said that if someone has a problem with Trump, they should keep it to themselves.
Cheney responded to the criticism from her colleagues by saying she disagrees with Jordans assessment and making clear her views are her own.
Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/21/house-cheney-gop-conference-375812
Zorro
(15,756 posts)lastlib
(23,366 posts)Weasels are noble beasts compared to these GOPee sewer-scum! Even rabid weasels are better than that.
olegramps
(8,200 posts)lastlib
(23,366 posts)NBachers
(17,186 posts)jayschool2013
(2,318 posts)Free = Not so much.
Dumb = Most definitely.
Cock us = They're trying.
Cha
(298,021 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,976 posts)2naSalit
(86,920 posts)the very spawn of darth! Just goes to show ya.
gordianot
(15,253 posts)Dad is on life support all these years and his progeny rebels (in this case just a little). Life imitates Art.
Cirque du So-What
(26,026 posts)when Lizard Cheney is the adult in the room.
jaxexpat
(6,876 posts)BlueMTexpat
(15,374 posts)Cha
(298,021 posts)DBoon
(22,424 posts)a 7 year old is a mature adult
jaxexpat
(6,876 posts)pazzyanne
(6,560 posts)However, I do have a modicum of respect for his daughter.
Lucky Luciano
(11,267 posts)pazzyanne
(6,560 posts)Remember I said a modicum of respect.
JonLP24
(29,322 posts)is ruined by her shots at Democrats I won't get into. The Republican party is still an awful party with or without Trump.
I guess I will get into it.
I can't forgive Liz Cheney for this
Why Liz Cheney Is So Determined to Marginalize Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar
The Wyoming Republican has resorted to outrageous lies to vilify the first two Muslim women in the House. Shes practicing the ugliest form of divide-and-conquer politics. But it wont work.
https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/liz-cheney-rashida-tlaib-ilhan-omar/
JI7
(89,287 posts)she wouldn't care
yellowcanine
(35,704 posts)fleur-de-lisa
(14,628 posts)NBachers
(17,186 posts)ck4829
(35,096 posts)patphil
(6,251 posts)Sounds like Andy Biggs is well aware of Trump's problems, but would rather not address them. After all, it's better to reelect a defective president and protect their seats in the Congress than it is to serve the interests of the people.
Not that I'm a supporter of Liz Cheney, but she does sometimes do the right thing.
Midnight Writer
(21,845 posts)PatSeg
(47,741 posts)on Liz Cheney's side, at least in this particular case. She has been right a few times recently. It will be interesting to see if she holds on to her seat while so many around her don't. That said, I don't really expect to agree with her too often, but she does get credit when she is right. Meanwhile, she has voted with Trump 97% of the time.
Astraea
(474 posts)Oh yeah, you're free all right. Free to think just as we think, and do just as we do. What a f***ing joke.
RainCaster
(10,952 posts)and racist, and idiots who love Putin.
That is what the GOP is offering.
louis-t
(23,310 posts)And ceiling fans rotating slowly so as to spread the air around the room evenly.
krispos42
(49,445 posts)Nice to see the Official Party of Rugged Individualism©® is so deeply in the herd mentality.
It can be a strength... unless you're herd is full steam ahead towards a cliff.
brooklynite
(94,950 posts)Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) is calling on House GOP Conference Chairwoman Liz Cheney (Wyo.) to step down or be removed from her leadership role following a heated confrontation during a House GOP conference meeting on Tuesday morning.
Gaetz accused Cheney, the third-ranking House GOP member, of working behind the scenes and in public against President Trump, making the charges on Twitter and on his podcast.
"I do not believe that Liz Cheney is the right person to lead the House Republican Conference into this upcoming November election, Gaetz said in a podcast exclusively obtained by The Hill in advance of its release.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/508330-gaetz-says-cheney-should-be-removed-or-step-dow-as-gop-leader
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,430 posts)You're drunk again.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,430 posts)And don't like apostates.
philf99
(238 posts)In what inevitably will be a Republican Civil War.
czarjak
(11,326 posts)Is being led by someone who wont accept responsibility. At all
saidsimplesimon
(7,888 posts)<iframe width="560" height="315" src="
" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>niyad
(113,860 posts)GETPLANING
(846 posts)f*** themselves, I wouldn't have a problem with it.
BigDemVoter
(4,158 posts)a monstrous idiot, and her dad is a fucking war criminal.
IronLionZion
(45,628 posts)Brainfodder
(6,423 posts)'nuff said.
Yeehah
(4,601 posts)who would actually vote for someone like Gym Jordan?
Boggles the mind.
Hekate
(91,005 posts)... Jordan and Gaetz will bite you in the ass.
OTOH, they better be leery if she invites them to go duck hunting.
pazzyanne
(6,560 posts)The best line on this thread. Thanks for the laugh, Hekate!
Xolodno
(6,410 posts)They believed blind loyalty and kissing Trump's ass would lead them to victory. So now they are eating their own who didn't show enough "loyalty" as an excuse.
Progressive Jones
(6,011 posts)to go down in flames in November.
usajumpedtheshark
(672 posts)whey the supported a criminal president instead of keeping their oath. maybe all the lives being ruined right now could have been avoided if any of them had a shred of decency