{"id":475589,"date":"2021-05-05T19:20:37","date_gmt":"2021-05-05T23:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=475589"},"modified":"2021-05-05T19:20:39","modified_gmt":"2021-05-05T23:20:39","slug":"cheney-facing-leadership-threat-says-gop-at-turning-point-in-op-ed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cheney-facing-leadership-threat-says-gop-at-turning-point-in-op-ed\/","title":{"rendered":"Cheney, Facing Leadership Threat, Says GOP At \u2018Turning Point\u2019 In Op-Ed"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fcheney-facing-leadership-threat-says-gop-at-turning-point-in-op-ed%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=475589&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:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Cheney.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p><span>GOP Conference Chair Liz Cheney (R-WY), amidst a threat to her leadership position as the third highest-ranking Republican in the House, accused former President Donald Trump of trying to \u201cunravel critical elements of our constitutional structure\u201d by continuing to claim the election he lost to Democratic nominee Joe Biden was fraudulent.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Cheney, in an op-ed for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2021\/05\/05\/liz-cheney-republican-party-turning-point\/\"><span>The Washington Post<\/span><\/a><span>, declared the GOP to be at a turning point because of Trump\u2019s recent comments. \u201cTrump is seeking to unravel critical elements of our constitutional structure that make democracy work \u2014 confidence in the result of elections and the rule of law. No other American president has ever done this,\u201d she wrote.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Cheney, whose House leadership responsibilities notably include coordinating public messaging across the Republican members, argued that ignoring or embracing Trump\u2019s messages on the election will \u201cdo profound long-term damage\u201d to the party and the U.S.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cFor Republicans, the path forward is clear,\u201d she wrote.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"29\">\n<p><em><span>First, support the ongoing Justice Department criminal investigations of the Jan. 6 attack. Those investigations must be comprehensive and objective; neither the White House nor any member of Congress should interfere.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span>Second, we must support a parallel bipartisan review by a commission with subpoena power to seek and find facts; it will describe for all Americans what happened. This is critical to defeat the misinformation and nonsense circulating in the press and on social media. No currently serving member of Congress \u2014 with an eye to the upcoming election cycle \u2014 should participate. We should appoint former officials, members of the judiciary and other prominent Americans who can be <\/span><span>objective<\/span><span>, just as we did after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The commission should be focused on the Jan. 6 attacks. The Black Lives Matter and antifa violence of last summer was illegal and reprehensible, but it is a different problem with a different solution.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span>Finally, we Republicans need to stand for genuinely conservative principles, and steer away from the dangerous and anti-democratic Trump cult of personality. In our hearts, we are devoted to the American miracle. We believe in the rule of law, in limited government, in a strong national defense, and in prosperity and opportunity brought by low taxes and fiscally conservative policies.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Trump, who recently launched a one-way communications platform, has been attacking Cheney in recent days. Additionally, he and a growing number of Republicans are backing Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) to succeed Cheney as conference chair, a position Cheney hasn\u2019t shown willingness to leave voluntarily.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe want leaders who believe in the Make America Great Again movement, and prioritize the values of America First. Elise Stefanik is a far superior choice, and she has my COMPLETE and TOTAL endorsement for GOP Conference Chair,\u201d wrote Trump.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Stefanik has welcomed Trump\u2019s endorsement.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"4.9795918367347\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"und\">\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Rvu79uHUzq\">pic.twitter.com\/Rvu79uHUzq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elise Stefanik (@EliseStefanik) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EliseStefanik\/status\/1389986790841409542?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 5, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Although House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) has not publicly endorsed ousting Cheney \u2014 McCarthy did say on a hot-mic Tuesday that he\u2019s \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/ive-had-it-with-her-kevin-mccarthy-caught-slamming-liz-cheney-on-hot-mic\"><span>had it with her<\/span><\/a><span>\u201d \u2014 Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA), McCarthy\u2019s number two has done so.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cHouse Republicans need to be solely focused on taking back the House in 2022 and fighting against Speaker Pelosi and President Biden\u2019s radical socialist agenda, and Elise Stefanik is strongly committed to doing that,\u201d a spokesperson for House Minority Whip Scalise, the second highest-ranking Republican member, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/05\/05\/scalise-breaks-with-cheney-backs-stefanik-for-gop-post\/\"><span>said<\/span><\/a><span> Wednesday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Although Stefanik, 36, has only been in Congress since 2015, she still has two years on Cheney, 54, who joined Congress as Wyoming\u2019s representative-at-large in 2017. Back at home, Cheney is also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/liz-cheney-faces-first-primary-challenger-as-gop-backlash-continues-over-impeachment-vote\">facing a primary<\/a> threat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GOP Conference Chair Liz Cheney (R-WY), amidst a threat to her leadership position as the third highest-ranking Republican in the House, accused former President Donald Trump of trying to \u201cunravel &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2277416,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Cheney.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Cheney, Facing Leadership Threat, Says GOP At \u2018Turning Point\u2019 In Op-Ed","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-475589","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Cheney.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Cheney, Facing Leadership Threat, Says GOP At \u2018Turning Point\u2019 In Op-Ed","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/475589","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=475589"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/475589\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2277416"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=475589"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=475589"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=475589"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}