Wyoming GOP VOP Votes To No Longer Recognize Liz Cheney As Republican

Wyoming Republican leaders voted this weekend to no longer recognize Rep. Liz Cheney as a member of their party.

The resolution, which does not strip Cheney of any tangible power, passed the Wyoming GOP Central Committee by a vote of 31-29 during a Saturday meeting in Buffalo.

The symbolic move came after roughly nine different county Republican parties voted to no longer recognize Cheney. A number of those county central committees passed the resolution with much wider margins than the state committee, with some passing the resolution unanimously.

“It seemed like there was fatigue on the issue, which was nice to see,” said Dr. Joseph McGinley, a Natrona County GOP state committeeman who attended the state GOP meeting this weekend.

Cheney’s spokesperson responded after the vote.

“It’s laughable to suggest Liz is anything but a committed conservative Republican,” said Cheney spokesperson Jeremy Adler. “She is bound by her oath to the Constitution. Sadly, a portion of the Wyoming GOP leadership has abandoned that fundamental principle, and instead allowed themselves to be held hostage to the lies of a dangerous and irrational man.”

Cheney’s falling out with many in her party stems from her repeated criticism of former President Donald Trump and his role in the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot. The congresswoman says her vote to impeach Trump after the insurrection, and her criticisms of his attempts to undermine the 2020 presidential election, put principle — and the Constitution — above party.

“Previously mentioned in the resolution of censure, Representative Liz Cheney ‘cast her vote in favor of impeachment without any quantifiable evidence of High Crimes or Misdemeanors,” the resolution stated. “As to date, no quantifiable and or undisputed evidence has been offered Representative Liz Cheney to defend her questionable decision.”

“To further her own personal political agenda, Representative Liz Cheney has not only caused massive disruption, distraction and division within the House Republican Conference, but has also willingly, happily, and energetically joined forced with and proudly pledged allegiance to democrat Speaker of the House Pelosi, as a means of serving her own personal interests while ignoring the interests, needs and expectations of Wyoming Republicans,” the resolution stated.

Cheney is currently running for re-election against Trump-endorsed candidate Harriet Hageman, who released a statement after the vote.

“It’s fitting because Liz Cheney stopped recognizing what Wyomingites care about a long time ago. When she launched her war against President Trump, she completely broke with where we are as a state,” Hageman said in a statement.

 

 

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