Even the big names in the Republican Party risk being sidelined if they don’t follow the line established by Donald Trump. Liz Cheney may well lose her Republican minority No.3 spot in the House of Representatives the United States, during a vote on Wednesday. His crime? Having voted for the indictment of Donald Trump following the assault on the Capitol by his supporters on January 6. And persist in its refusal to take over the unfounded accusations of electoral fraud.
Republican figure since the 2010s
Liz Cheney, 54, daughter of Dick Cheney, vice-president of George W. Bush (2001-2009), has become a Republican figure since the 2010s. She has long represented the hard line of the party. But unlike many of her Republican colleagues who, at all costs, agree to put aside the reality of the facts in order to espouse Donald Trump’s theses, she refuses to compromise herself. Even if it means becoming an outcast.
In February, Liz Cheney had already escaped a shelving. This time, the pressure from the ex-president and his eldest son Don Jr. could make a difference. No. 2 Republicans in the House of Representatives, Steve Scalise, has openly taken a stand against her. And Republican Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy also seems determined to turn the page Cheney. The latter should be replaced by elected Kentucky Elise Stefanik, a rising star of the Trump galaxy.
The electoral fraud card
These jerks to the right show how far the party guideline has grown. trumpisée
: Republicans are convinced that they will not be able to win the midterm elections in 2022 without the support of the big boss. However, to ensure this support, it is necessary to take up the lie of electoral fraud, one of the future themes of the campaign.
This is already the case in Arizona, where the local Republican-majority Senate has launched a private presidential audit by a pro-Trump cybersecurity firm. And regardless of the multiple official recounts validating the victory of Joe Biden.
In Georgia and other states, local conservative congresses are passing laws toughening the conditions for voting, again to lend credence to the idea that the 2020 poll was tainted with irregularities.
“The Republican Party at a turning point”
Liz Cheney refuses to enter this game. For her, the Republican Party is at a turning point
. In a column published Wednesday in the Washington Post, she believes that her training must choose between truth and loyalty to the Constitution
and the personality cult
. To espouse or condone Donald Trump’s statements may seem appealing for political purposes and for fundraising, but this approach will profoundly and lastingly affect our party and our country.
, adds the chosen one.
Donald Trump not only wants to see Liz Cheney deprived of his leadership position in Congress, but also to wipe it off the political map. Her teams are pushing for her not to be reelected in 2022 in the Wyoming Republican primary. The former president still leaves the doubt on a possible candidacy in 2024. In the meantime, he arises as a key figure in the midterms campaign, the midterm elections at the end of 2022. Trump intends to resume his meetings by the beginning of the summer.
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