McCarthy Blocked Recorded Vote To Oust Liz Cheney

CNN reports:

Rep. Virginia Foxx of North Carolina made the motion to recall Cheney, thus formally beginning the process of removing her as conference chair. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy spoke briefly and a voice vote was called. Because it was a voice vote, there is no tally of those who supported or opposed Cheney.

Another source told CNN that five lawmakers stood to request a recorded vote to remove Cheney from the leadership — but that did not happen and the gavel came down. Cheney told colleagues it was up to McCarthy, a California Republican, whether he wanted a voice vote or not “and Kevin asked for voice,” the source said.

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From @DaniellaMicaela and me: here’s the breakdown of the 16 minutes it took to oust Liz Cheney https://t.co/U9Glx8lkz6

— Annie Grayer (@AnnieGrayerCNN) May 12, 2021