{"id":1396592,"date":"2022-03-23T14:14:48","date_gmt":"2022-03-23T18:14:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1396592"},"modified":"2022-03-23T14:15:00","modified_gmt":"2022-03-23T18:15:00","slug":"exclusive-mccarthy-explains-why-he-hasnt-kicked-out-liz-cheney-adam-kinzinger-from-republican-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-mccarthy-explains-why-he-hasnt-kicked-out-liz-cheney-adam-kinzinger-from-republican-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE: McCarthy Explains Why He Hasn\u2019t Kicked Out Liz Cheney, Adam Kinzinger From Republican Conference"},"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\">30<\/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%2Fexclusive-mccarthy-explains-why-he-hasnt-kicked-out-liz-cheney-adam-kinzinger-from-republican-conference%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=1396592&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--><p><strong>PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL-<\/strong> House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy confirmed Wednesday that Republican Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney and Republican Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger will not be attending the GOP\u2019s annual retreat and explained why he has not kicked them out of the Republican conference in an exclusive interview with the Daily Caller.<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy explained that he believes the best way to move forward with both Cheney and Kinzinger is to help people who are running for their seats. For example, McCarthy endorsed Cheney\u2019s primary opponent, Harriet Hageman, in February and told the Daily Caller that over 100 Republican members will be supporting Hageman at an event at the end of March.<\/p>\n<p>The Republican leader also argued that Cheney simply has not been doing any work for the people of Wyoming. McCarthy also mentioned Kinzinger will not be running again, therefore he is just waiting out his time in Congress. He also made it clear that it is up to voters to decide who gets to come to Congress and that he and leadership get to focus on who stays in leadership.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour conference doesn\u2019t determine whether you\u2019re a Republican or Democrat. You get to determine that. And the way to go about it is exactly what I\u2019m doing. I support Harriet in Wyoming. You\u2019re going to find there\u2019s going to be a event for Harriet next week. No one knows this. There\u2019s more than 100 members that are co-sponsoring that,\u201d McCarthy told the Caller.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPart of the reason why Liz isn\u2019t doing her work for Wyoming. She\u2019s not on natural resources. She gave that up. That\u2019s the number one committee for Wyoming. You know, and, the voters gets to decide whether you get to come to Congress. We get to decide whether you\u2019re going to be in leadership or not. Liz Cheney was not doing the role as conference chair. That\u2019s why she was removed. She doesn\u2019t come to conference. Adams not running again. We disagree with them,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7396577\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7396577\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) (R) listens to House Republican Conference Chair Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) during a news conference following a caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center February 13, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Cheney was removed from her leadership position by a voice vote in May of 2021. Behind closed doors, Republicans voted Cheney out as the third-ranking House Republican. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/10\/kevin-mccarthy-letter-republicans-vote-replace-liz-cheney\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: \u2018Need To Make A Change\u2019: GOP Leader McCarthy Sends Letter To Republicans Saying There Will Be Vote To Replace Cheney)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou want to defeat them in their election. Adam\u2019s not running again. Liz I don\u2019t believe is focusing on Wyoming. I don\u2019t know of another leader who\u2019s endorsed in a process like this before, and I think that\u2019s where you solve the problem,\u201d McCarthy continued. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/02\/17\/kevin-mccarthy-endorses-liz-cheneys-primary-opponent-harriet-hageman-wyoming-congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Kevin McCarthy Endorses Liz Cheney\u2019s Primary Opponent)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cheney, who is up for reelection in 2022, has continued to face criticism for voting in favor of impeaching former President Donald Trump. The Wyoming Republican Party censured her in February over her impeachment vote.<\/p>\n<p>Since impeachment, Cheney has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/03\/liz-cheney-donald-trump-election-fraud-claims-big-lie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">continued to be vocal<\/a>\u00a0about her disdain of the former president.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL- House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy confirmed Wednesday that Republican Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney and Republican Illinois Rep. 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