Effort to Dump Cheney Shows GOP Has Lost Its Way

Dan Balz: “The growing effort to remove Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) from the third-ranking Republican leadership position in the House further accelerates her party’s full capitulation to Donald Trump’s big lie about the 2020 election. The move against Cheney is a sign of political cowardice. While shocking, it is not surprising for a party that has lost its way.”

“The majority of Republican lawmakers appear to have stopped believing in truth — or lack the courage to speak the truth. Cheney is not among them. She has been fearless in calling out Trump’s lies about a stolen election, and she has been forceful in rebutting the former president whenever he repeats the falsehoods that led to the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6.”

Cheney isn’t just going after Trump. She’s also undermining the House GOP’s 2022 midterm message which is premised on a lie.