Tag Archives: Liz Cheney

Cheney Compares “False Flag” Claims To 9/11 Truthers

The Hill reports: Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) on Sunday likened the claims that the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol was a “false flag operation” to individuals who say the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks were an “inside job.” Asked by host Chris Wallace on “Fox News Sunday” if there is any truth to arguments that the Jan. 6 attack was …

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Cheney Hits Back At Carlson: You’re The Dangerous Liar

“Tucker has had countless opportunities to explain to his viewers that the election was not stolen. Instead, he continues to promote dangerous conspiracies using the language that provoked violence against law enforcement and our Capitol on January 6th. Liz will not participate in that.” – From an email Rep. Liz Cheney’s staff sent to the producers of Tucker Carlson’s show. …

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Carlson Attacks “Liar And Coward” Liz Cheney [VIDEO]

Mediaite reports: The one reaction Carlson picked out to respond to came from Congresswoman Liz Cheney (R- WY). Cheney ripped Fox for giving Carlson a platform to “spread the same type of lies that provoked violence on January 6.” Carlson only showed that part of her tweet, but not the rest of it, which said, “As @FoxNews knows, the election …

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Cheney Condemns Fox For Coming “False Flag” Series As “Spreading The Same Lies That Provoked Violence”

The Hill reports: Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wy.) is one of several Republicans blasting Fox News Media for a promotional video teasing an upcoming episode of leading host Tucker Carlson’s mini-series “Tucker Carlson originals.” The episode, which will only be broadcast on Fox Nation, the company’s paid streaming service, is set to be published in three parts next month and examines …

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GOP Strategists Ordered To Abandon Rep. Liz Cheney

The New York Times reports: A prominent Washington lobbyist close to Kevin McCarthy, the House minority leader, is warning Republican political consultants that they must choose between working for Representative Liz Cheney or Mr. McCarthy, an ultimatum that marks the full rupture between the two House Republicans. Jeff Miller, the lobbyist and a confidant of Mr. McCarthy’s dating to their …

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Homocon Peter Thiel Donates To Cheney’s Challenger

Politico reports: Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney’s primary challenger landed former President Donald Trump’s endorsement before she even officially launched her campaign. Now, she’s cashing big checks from Trump’s biggest donors — including tech billionaire Peter Thiel. Thiel has contributed the maximum-allowed, $5,800 check to Harriet Hageman, the Trump-endorsed attorney running against Cheney in next year’s Republican primary. Thiel, one of …

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Cheney Vows Criminal Charges For Subpoena Refusers

Reuters reports: The US House of Representatives Select Committee investigating the deadly January 6 riot at the Capitol will move criminal contempt charges against those who do not comply with its subpoenas, Representative Liz Cheney, the panel’s vice chair, said. The committee has already threatened criminal contempt charges against Steve Bannon for refusing to cooperate with the inquiry into the …

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Trump’s Hand-Picked Cheney Challenger Used To Condemn Trump As “Weak, Racist, And Xenophobic”

The New York Times reports: Former President Donald J. Trump is leading an all-out war against Representative Liz Cheney of Wyoming because of her perceived lack of loyalty: After voting to impeach him, she became the voice of Republican opposition to his attempt to overturn the 2020 election. But his choice to replace her, Harriet Hageman, was not always a …

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Mary Cheney “Proud” Of Sister For Marriage Apology

“I love my sister very much and am so proud of her. It took a ton of courage to admit that she was wrong back in 2013 when she opposed marriage equality. That is something few politicians would ever do. I have nothing but respect and admiration for the strength of character she continues to show on a daily basis. …

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Liz Cheney: I Was Wrong To Oppose Marriage Equality

Mediaite reports: During her 60 Minutes interview on Sunday, Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) admitted she was wrong for opposing same-sex marriage in 2013. Her sister, Mary Cheney, is gay, and she told Chris Wallace during a 2013 interview that she “believe[s] in the traditional definition of marriage.” “I love Mary very much. I love her family very much. This is …

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Trump To Endorse Liz Cheney’s Primary Challenger

Politico reports: Donald Trump is set to back Wyoming attorney Harriet Hageman as she prepares a primary challenge against GOP Rep. Liz Cheney, according to three people with knowledge of his plans, marking the most important political endorsement yet in Trump’s post-presidency. Trump’s looming involvement in the primary will test his political power in the GOP like never before, as …

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Liz Cheney Elevated To Vice Chair Of Riot Committee

Axios reports: Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), the chair of the House select committee in charge of investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, announced Thursday that he has named Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) as vice chair. Why it matters: Cheney, who was already the committee’s top Republican, is now the panel’s second-ranking member, an unusual move for a committee dominated by …

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McCarthy Ridicules Cheney And Kinzinger As “Pelosi Republicans” For Their Appointment To Riot Committee

CBS News reports: House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy mocked Republican Representatives Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger Monday as “Pelosi Republicans” Monday over their appointment to the select committee investigating the January 6 Capitol assault. A small number of Republicans are pushing for Cheney and Kinzinger to be punished for agreeing to serve on the select committee. McCarthy made the comments …

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Cheney Unloads On “Despicable” McCarthy [VIDEO]

The Guardian reports: Republican congresswoman Liz Cheney did not hold back on her colleagues today, as she blasted House minority leader Kevin McCarthy and his decision to remove all the Republicans that he appointed to the House select committee tasked with investigating the 6 January attack on the US Capitol. She pointed out that one of the two Republican appointees …

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BOOK: Liz Cheney Slapped Away Jim Jordan’s Hand During Riot, “Get Away From Me, You Fucking Did This”

Via Daily Beast, more dirt from I Alone Can Fix It: On Jan. 7, Liz Cheney, then the number three Republican in the House before her subsequent demotion for recognizing what Romney did not, recalled what had happened on Jan. 6. Talking with Joint Chief of Staff Chair Mark Milley, who is one of the adults in the room who …

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Pelosi Appoints Liz Cheney To Riot Select Committee

The Washington Post reports: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced Thursday that Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-Miss.) will chair the select committee that will probe the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob, and Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) will serve as a member. Cheney has been outspoken in her criticism of former president Donald Trump and was …

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Cheney Gets Special Protection After Death Threats

The New York Times reports: Ms. Cheney had spent much of a recent congressional recess in Wyoming and yet was rarely seen in public. The appearances she did make — a visit to the Chamber of Commerce in Casper, a hospital opening (with her father) in Star Valley — were barely publicized beforehand, in large part for security concerns. She …

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Cheney And Kinzinger Condemn “Disgusting, Sick” GOP Rep For Claim Rioter Was “Executed” By Capitol Police

The Hill reports: Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) blasted fellow Republican Rep. Paul Gosar (Ariz.) for placing blame for the death of a woman during the Jan. 6 rioting by supporters of President Trump at the feet of Capitol Police. Gosar, during a House hearing earlier in the day, said Capitol Police were “lying in wait” for Ashli Babbitt, who was …

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Cheney: GOP Reps Told Me They Would Have Voted To Impeach But They Feared For Safety Of Their Families

“I have had a number of members say to me, we would have voted to impeach, but we were concerned about our security. “I think that in some ways people have sort of glossed over that, but I think that’s a very important point to pause and contemplate that. “You have members of the United States House of Representatives for …

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Cheney And Kinzinger Blast Michael “Coup” Flynn

Newsweek reports: Lawmakers have criticized former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn after he appeared to say that a Myanmar-like military coup “should happen” in the United States. A handful of Republicans and Democrats hit out at the retired U.S. Army lieutenant general over the holiday weekend, with one calling for “action” to be taken against the former Trump administration official. …

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