Or maybe Ted Cruz would have prevailed. President Donald Trump on Thursday joined Republicans who are publicly criticizing GOP Rep. Liz Cheney, who has broken with the President in regard to … While the Republican leader has been praised for her vocal support of the President during his impeachment hearings in the House and his trial in the Senate, she has distinguished herself from the President on issue ranging from foreign policy to his handling of the pandemic.
With a nation reeling from an uncontrolled pandemic and a sinking economy, Trump’s poll numbers have fallen as well, with him trailing former vice-president and Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden by double digits in most national polls. Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) speaks during a news conference with other Republican members of the House of Representatives at the Capitol on July 21, 2020. The criticisms, and their aftermath, say a lot about the fight for the future of the Republican party.By carving out a fiercely conservative, but also independent space in the current Republican debate, Liz Cheney may be positioning herself as an alternative to the Trumpism that has wreaked havoc on Republican political prospects for the upcoming election and beyond. As senior White House officials criticized Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Cheney posted a message calling him "one of the finest public servants we have ever had." Gaetz, a Florida Republican, has been an outspoken critic of Cheney.After Trump refused to wear a face mask in public, Cheney tweeted a photo of her father, former Vice President Dick Cheney, in a mask with the hashtag #realmenwearmasks. Liz Cheney, the highest-ranking Republican woman in Congress, has faced a series of attacks from other Republicans close to Donald Trump.
"Cheney told Politico later Thursday, "It's no secret the president and I disagree on some foreign policy issues," but she was obligated as a member of the House Armed Services Committee to "provide for the defense of the nation. “At this moment when we're trying to find every way we can to defeat the virus, when we're trying to find therapeutics and vaccines, we need all hands-on deck. The GOP-led Senate is moving ahead with legislation to require the Pentagon to rename military bases honoring Confederate figures, despite his objections. Filed under afghanistan , Coronavirus , donald trump , liz cheney , Matt Gaetz , republicans , 7/23/20 Had they defeated Hillary Clinton in 2016, the GOP would have been on a dramatically different trajectory. Stick with me here. President Trump said GOP Rep. Liz Cheney, whose Republican colleagues called on to step down from her leadership post, is "upset" because he wants to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan. "I am also making our so-called allies pay tens of billions of dollars in delinquent military costs. But she’s smart, and when it comes to learning about political knife-fighting, it sure can’t hurt to have grown up in Dick Cheney’s house.It’s true that in a different world I might view Cheney as both too hawkish and privileged.