{"id":1323336,"date":"2022-02-21T10:43:44","date_gmt":"2022-02-21T15:43:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1323336"},"modified":"2022-02-21T15:52:37","modified_gmt":"2022-02-21T20:52:37","slug":"pro-trump-wyoming-sen-leader-wants-to-stay-neutral-through-cheney-hageman-primary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-trump-wyoming-sen-leader-wants-to-stay-neutral-through-cheney-hageman-primary\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro-Trump Wyoming Sen. Leader Wants To \u2018Stay Neutral\u2019 Through Cheney, Hageman Primary"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpro-trump-wyoming-sen-leader-wants-to-stay-neutral-through-cheney-hageman-primary%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1323336&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/02\/GettyImages-1358870625.jpeg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Republican Wyoming Sen. Majority Leader Ogden Driskill says he does not intend to endorse GOP Rep. Liz Cheney or her Republican challenger in the upcoming primary race, The Daily Wire has learned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll be in a race of my own that\u2019s difficult,\u201d Driskill told The Daily Wire in an interview. \u201cI\u2019ve been known for doing endorsements. At this point, I\u2019m just focused on what my future is. I\u2019m sitting on the sidelines and just going to watch the other races go on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Driskill, who said he supports \u201cmost of\u201d former President Donald Trump\u2019s policies since they were \u201cgood for business,\u201d remarked that he will not endorse Cheney primary challenger Harriet Hageman either. Hageman has been endorsed by top Republican House members, including Minority Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/mccarthy-endorses-cheneys-republican-challenger\">Kevin<\/a> McCarthy and Conference Chair <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/stefanik-mccarthy-endorse-cheney-republican-primary-challenger\">Elise<\/a> Stefanik.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has been vocal about his opposition to Cheney, who voted to impeach the former president in 2021 and is one of two Republicans on the January 6 Capitol riot investigation committee, along with Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger. When asked whether Cheney\u2019s role in what many GOP members slam as a \u201cpartisan\u201d committee makes him less likely to support the congresswoman, Driskill did not say.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just look for who the best person is for the job,\u201d he said. \u201c[Cheney and Hageman] are still ironing out their differences. I truly don\u2019t like the lockstep and the parties are working to do that. You really need to have critical decision-makers that are not afraid to do away with their opinion and represent their constituents. They obviously have differences, as does everyone else.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for Cheney did not return a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Cheney and other Republicans have continued to clash, evident by members voting to remove her from House leadership in May. The Wyoming Republican Party swiftly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/wyoming-gop-censures-liz-cheney-over-house-impeachment-vote\">censured<\/a> the congresswoman after her January impeachment vote, followed by the Republican National Committee for her participation in the January 6 committee.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter spending time with Harriet, it is readily apparent she will always listen and prioritize the needs of her local communities and is focused on tackling our nation\u2019s biggest problems,\u201d McCarthy <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/02\/17\/exclusive-gop-leader-kevin-mccarthy-endorses-top-cheney-opponent-harriet-hageman-in-wyoming\/\">told<\/a> The Federalist last week. \u201cI look forward to serving with Harriet for years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Trump announced his support for a measure moving through the Wyoming legislature that would disallow non-Republicans from voting in the state\u2019s GOP House primary. \u201cIt makes total sense that only Democrats vote in the Democrat primary and only Republicans vote in the Republican primary,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"css-j7qwjs\">\n<div id=\"post-body-text\">\n<div class=\"e1nzmkc90 css-1s0j25g\">\n<div class=\"css-j7qwjs\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"e1nzmkc90 css-1s0j25g\">\n<p><i>Send story tips to Gabe Kaminsky at\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"mailto:gekaminsky@protonmail.com\"><i>gekaminsky@protonmail.com<\/i><\/a><i>. 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