Hard using Lynn Cheney as a positive, but the men in this thread are probably all among the 10 worst members of Congress https://t.co/hXQoLsvbZ8
— Dana Houle (@DanaHoule) July 21, 2020
House conservatives piled on Liz Cheney during a heated GOP conference meeting today, attacking her for criticizing Trump, supporting Fauci and backing Massie's primary opponent.
the dispatch:https://t.co/tvbCg34aRo
— Melanie Zanona (@MZanona) July 21, 2020
I would not willingly shake Liz Cheney’s hand (and, if forced to do so, I would count my fingers afterwards) but I have full respect for her political instincts, as honed at her daddy’s biomechanical knee. The old man skittered away unscathed from a CREEP position during Watergate, used his position as head of Dubya’s ‘search committee’ to insert himself into the White House as regent, and is apparently as immune to normal human mortality as he is to every norm of human civility. If his dear daughter is willing to slap the FreeDumb Caucus around like this, I am happy to assume that the FreeDumb Caucus is not long for this world. Per 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 of Ohio, a Freedom Caucus co-founder and one of Trump’s top allies, called out Cheney, the GOP conference chair, 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 Cheney’s recent rebukes of Trump — which have focused on Trump’s handling of the coronavirus, his Twitter rhetoric, and his foreign policy — were not helpful.
Rep. Andy Biggs of Arizona, the head of the Freedom Caucus, even accused Cheney of undermining the GOP’s 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 by saying she disagrees with Jordan’s assessment and making clear her views are her own.
To Jordan, whose arch-conservative Freedom Caucus was a constant pain for GOP leadership when the party was in the majority, Cheney said: “I look forward to hearing your comments about being a team player when we’re back in the majority,” according to two sources in the room.
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