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Who voted against Liz Cheney?
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Who voted against Liz Cheney?
of California said he didn't want actual votes recorded, The New York Times reported.
Rather, he told his fellow party members to "vote by voice" to show unity.
Fellow Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., showed support for .
"What happened today was said," Kinzinger said. "Liz committed the only sin of being consistent and telling the truth. The truth is that the election was not stolen."
Some House Republicans took to Twitter to celebrate the removal like , R-NC.
"Na na na na, na na na na, hey hey, goodbye Liz Cheney," he tweeted.
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What did Liz Cheney say in the meeting?
Before her colleagues cast the vote that ousted her from her position, Cheney reportedly begged them to stop throwing their support behind Trump, reported.
“We must go forward based on truth,” she said. “We cannot both embrace the big lie and embrace the Constitution.”
She also said that continued Republican support of Trump would bring "destruction" to the US and possibly the destruction of the entire Republican Party.
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What did Trump say about Liz Cheney?
applauding her removal from her leadership position.
In one statement, he called her a war-monger and a Democrat talking point.
In another, Trump called Cheney a "poor leader" and a "person with absolutely no personality or heart."
Cheney said she planned to seek reelection in 2022. Trump has said he would find a challenger to oppose her in the election.
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Who will replace Liz Cheney as the chair of the House Republican Conference?
On Friday, May 14, just days after Cheney was removed from her leadership position, Republicans elected Rep. Elise Stefanik to the No. 3 leadership position.
New York Rep. Stefanik will be the the new chair of the House Republican Conference.
Stefanik faced a challenge from , R-Texas, for the position.
Trump threw his support behind Stefanik after Cheney was ousted.
"Can't imagine Republican House Members would go with Chip Roy -- he has not done a great job, and will probably be successfully primaried in his own district," Trump said in a statement on Thursday, May 13.
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"I support Elise, by far, over Chip!" he continued.
The Republican from New York was at the time the youngest woman ever elected to Congress when she won her election in 2015.
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