Liz Cheney to Stay in Leadership Position After Bitter GOP Debate
- McCarthy spoke in Cheney’s defense, called for party unity
- Republicans also grappling with Greene’s controversial posts
Liz Cheney
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House Republicans voted Wednesday evening to keep Wyoming Representative Liz Cheney in her House leadership role, rebuffing an attempt to remove her three weeks after she voted with Democrats to impeach former President Donald Trump.
The internal GOP vote was 145-61, with one member voting present, coming at the end of an emotional four-hour meeting, according to people who were in the room. Those who stood up to defend Cheney’s job as GOP conference chair and those who wanted to remove her spoke passionately about their positions, the people said.