Liz Cheney, the GOP Congresswoman from Wyoming's At-large District (and the daughter of former VP Dick Cheney) is one of the most high-profile Republicans to have voted to impeach former President Donald Trump following the January 6th Capitol Insurrection. Trump has since endorsed one of Cheney's four challengers, Harriet Hageman ahead of the August 16th, 2022 Republican primary, and prominent GOP donors such as Peter Theil have followed suit. Meanwhile, traditional Republican leaders like Mitt Romney and former President George W. Bush have expressed their support for Cheney.
Given the extraordinary influence of Trump in the current Republican Party, can Cheney survive next year's primary (and subsequent general) election? If so, is she likely to be successful in her efforts?
Jan 6, 2022
In the aftermath of the 2020 election, Representative Liz Cheney of Wyoming was the only Republican leader calling on President Donald Trump to move on from his efforts to overturn the results. Then, after the storming of the Capitol on Jan. 6, she gave a full-throated condemnation of what had happened and the rhetoric that facilitated it.
A year later, while many of her party have backed down from criticizing the former president, she has remained steadfast — a conviction that’s cost her leadership position.
In the second part of our look at the legacy of the Capitol riot, we speak to Ms. Cheney about that day and its aftermath, the work of the Jan. 6 commission and the future of the Republican Party.
On today's episode:
Representative Liz Cheney, Republican of Wyoming and former No. 3 Republican in the House of Representatives.
Background reading:
- The Jan. 6, 2021, assault has shaken the foundations of the Capitol, a symbol of American strength and unity, transforming how lawmakers view their surroundings and one another.
- A year after the Capitol riot, Donald Trump’s continued hold on the Republican Party shows, once again, that the former president can outlast almost any outrage cycle.
You can listen to the episode here.
What are the chances of Liz Cheney becoming Speaker with Moderate Republican and Mainstream Democratic support - if the Republicans gain a slim House majority at the 2022 mid-term election?
