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Cheney Removed As House GOP Conference Chair In Voice Vote

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Wires and social media confirming what was widely expected in that Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) has been removed as chair of the House of Representatives' Republican Conference, the third highest-ranking Republican position in the House behind Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA).

  • The vote was not recorded and took place behind closed doors. Cheney had become a lightning rod for criticism within the powerful pro-Trump wing of GOP over her vote for impeachment of the former president in January and her subsequent comments refuting Trump's allegations that the 2020 election was stolen by the Democrats.
  • The move leaves few, if any, anti-Trump members within the GOP leadership in either the House or the Senate, a situation that could result in the red carpet being rolled out for Trump to make another run at the White House in 2024 should he seek to do so.

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