Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives voted to remove Cheney from leading positions within the party

Washington, 12 May (China News Service) -- On 12 May local time, Republicans in the US House of Representatives removed Liz Cheney, the third person in the House of Republicans, from his post as chairman of the House Republican Conference by means of a verbal vote.

According to US media reports, House Republicans held a closed-door meeting on the same day. In his speech before the vote, Cheney said, "The former president cannot be allowed to drag our party down and make us all accomplices in his destruction of democracy." If this continues, it will probably bring about the destruction of our country."

Subsequently, Republicans voted by word of mouth to remove Cheney from his post. The closed meeting lasted only 16 minutes. Although Cheney was removed from her leadership position, she is still a Republican federal representative who can still seek re-election in the 2022 US midterm elections. Cheney told the media after the vote that he would do everything in his power to ensure that former President Trump would not be in the White House again.

Cheney has repeatedly publicly criticized Trump's remarks about massive fraud in the 2020 election. In January, in a vote on Trump's "sedition" articles of impeachment, Cheney voted in favor of impeaching Trump.

Cheney, 54, is the daughter of former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney. She began serving as a U.S. member of the House of Representatives from Wyoming in 2017 and was elected president of the House Republican Conference in November 2018.

Trump issued a statement after Cheney was ousted, saying that Cheney always spoke for the Democratic Party, endangered Republican interests and "did nothing good" for the United States.

According to the Associated Press, multiple Republican lawmakers believe that Cheney's problem is not that she "has an opinion" on Trump but insists on public criticism. Her remarks undermine unity within the Republican Party and are not conducive to the 2022 midterm elections.

Republican Sen. Graham said there are still a large number of Republican voters who are "very loyal" to Trump. Therefore, the Republican Party's desire to achieve an election victory cannot be separated from Trump's support.

Shortly after Cheney was ousted, Rep. Alice Stephanick, Republican of New York, sent a letter to House Republicans proposing to take over as president of the House Republican Conference. (End)

Source: China News Network