After vote to impeach Pres. Trump, Liz Cheney at odds with Republicans
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CASPER — Rep. Liz Cheney is facing backlash from conservative members of her own party after announcing Tuesday she would vote to impeach President Donald Trump, with some going as far to call for her removal as GOP Conference Chair.
Cheney — the third-ranking Republican in the House — made national headlines after calling for Trump to be removed from office for his role in inciting a riot at the United States Capitol last week that left five people dead, including a Capitol police officer.
Wyoming’s lone member of the House of Representatives followed through on her decision Wednesday, becoming one of 10 Republicans to vote to impeach Trump.
Also on Wednesday, some Republican members of Congress began circulating a petition among members of their caucus calling for Cheney to resign as the party’s chief spokesperson, saying her personal position on issues “does not reflect the majority of the Republican Conference” and had sowed discord among the membership.
On Tuesday night, Trump loyalists like Montana Republican Matt Rosendale and House Freedom Caucus Chair Andy Biggs had already tendered statements calling for Cheney’s resignation.
Meanwhile, a Change.org petition has begun circulating on Wyoming-based social media pages calling for her recall. As of this writing, it had more than 10,000 signatures.
Nine other House Republicans also supported impeachment: Reps. John Katko of New York, Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, Anthony Gonzalez of Ohio, Fred Upton and Peter Meijer of Michigan, Jaime Herrera Beutler and Dan Newhouse of Washington state, Tom Rice of South Carolina, and David Valadao of California.