{"id":514542,"date":"2021-05-16T13:35:09","date_gmt":"2021-05-16T17:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=514542"},"modified":"2021-05-16T13:35:14","modified_gmt":"2021-05-16T17:35:14","slug":"she-is-looking-backwards-elise-stefanik-says-republicans-united-and-moving-past-liz-cheney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/she-is-looking-backwards-elise-stefanik-says-republicans-united-and-moving-past-liz-cheney\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018She Is Looking Backwards\u2019: Elise Stefanik Says Republicans United And Moving Past Liz Cheney"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fshe-is-looking-backwards-elise-stefanik-says-republicans-united-and-moving-past-liz-cheney%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=514542&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>House Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik criticized her predecessor, Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, on Sunday, saying \u201cshe is looking backwards and Republicans are looking forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The New York congresswoman became the third-ranking Republican in the House on Friday after <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/14\/house-republicans-elect-elise-stefanik-conference-chair-liz-cheney\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">her colleagues selected<\/a> her to serve as conference chair. With her strident comments against former President Donald Trump, Cheney has become a lightning rod for Republicans who remain loyal to former president.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are unified and we are talking about conservative principles,\u201d Stefanik told Fox News\u2019 \u201cSunday Morning Futures.\u201d \u201cPresident Trump is an important voice in the Republican Party. We are working as one team \u2026 We believe that President Trump\u2019s results \u2014 whether it\u2019s the economic growth, whether it was the historic accords in the Middle East, whether it was being tough on China or the bipartisan coronavirus relief packages \u2014 these were significant results that helped everyday Americans.\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/10\/donald-trump-calls-republicans-oust-liz-cheney-house-leadership-elise-stefanik\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Trump Calls On GOP To Oust Cheney From House Leadership, Put In Stefanik)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Stefanik said the issue for Republicans is not just \u201cmoving forward\u201d but the need to mount an effective opposition to the administration of President Joe Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi whom Stefanik said are promoting \u201cradical\u201d policies. She urged Biden to remember his promise to govern in a bipartisan manner, something Stefanik says Americans \u201chave yet to see.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I\u2019m proud to represent the vast majority of Republicans and that\u2019s why we needed to make a change of House conference chair,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7191816\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"35\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7191816\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7191816\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1304610824-scaled-e1620947050902.jpg\" alt=\"Former U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) held in the Hyatt Regency on February 28, 2021 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle\/Getty Images)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1304610824-scaled-e1620947050902.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1304610824-scaled-e1620947050902-279x120.jpg 279w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1304610824-scaled-e1620947050902-620x266-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1304610824-scaled-e1620947050902-768x330-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1304610824-scaled-e1620947050902-1536x660-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1304610824-scaled-e1620947050902-2048x880-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7191816\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Former U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) held in the Hyatt Regency on Feb. 28, 2021 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Trump made it clear that he wanted Cheney removed as the conference chairwoman and recommended Stefanik get the job. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/04\/kevin-mccarthy-caught-hot-mic-trashing-liz-cheney\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: \u2018I Think She\u2019s Got Real Problems\u2019: GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy Caught On Hot Mic Trashing Rep. Liz Cheney)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After the Friday vote, Trump was quick to congratulate Stefanik in a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/henryrodgersdc\/status\/1391765944930799620\/photo\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCongratulations to Elise Stefanik for her Big and Overwhelming victory! The House GOP is united and the Make America Great Again movement is Strong!\u201d Trump said in the statement.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/12\/liz-cheney-poll-republican-support-ouster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Politico poll<\/a> released Wednesday indicated that half of Republican voters wanted Cheney removed. The congresswoman was highly critical of Trump following the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, accusing the outgoing president of <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/01\/06\/liz-cheney-says-trump-created-incited-mob\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">organizing and inciting the mob<\/a>. \u201cHe lit the flame,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik criticized her predecessor, Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, on Sunday, saying \u201cshe is looking backwards and Republicans are looking forward.\u201dThe New York congresswoman became the &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2278251,"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\/GettyImages-1304610824-scaled-e1620947050902.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"\u2018She Is Looking Backwards\u2019: Elise Stefanik Says Republicans United And Moving Past Liz Cheney","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-514542","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\/GettyImages-1304610824-scaled-e1620947050902.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"\u2018She Is Looking Backwards\u2019: Elise Stefanik Says Republicans United And Moving Past Liz Cheney","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/514542","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=514542"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/514542\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2278251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=514542"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=514542"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=514542"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}