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House Republicans have voted to keep Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) chair of the GOP Conference.
Cheney won with a 145-61 against pro-Trump Republicans who aimed at removing her for voting to impeach Donald Trump.
She was one of the ten Republicans that voted to impeach Trump following the Jan. 6 insurrection. House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) and Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-Mont.) openly showed their disregard for Cheney’s action and doubt for her leadership qualities.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) supported Cheney and called for unity.
“People can have differences of opinion,” McCarthy said, according to The Hill, as reported by The Epoch Times “Liz has a right to vote her conscience. And at the end of the day we’ll be united.”
“We really did have a terrific vote tonight, a terrific time this evening laying out what we’re going to do going forward as well as making clear that we’re not going to be divided and that we’re not going to be in a situation where people can pick off any member of leadership,” Cheney told reporters after a meeting (held soon after the votes), as reported by The Epoch Times.
Cheney remains the most powerful Republican woman in Congress though there is the threat of a primary challenge sponsored by a pro-Trump political action committee.
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