Romney defends Cheney: She ‘refuses to lie’
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) is coming to the defense of Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) amid a high-profile feud with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) that is sparking fresh questions about her future in GOP leadership.
After days of increasingly public drama, McCarthy told “Fox & Friends” that he had “heard from members concerned about her ability to carry out the job as conference chair” — remarks widely viewed as signaling he won’t be coming to Cheney’s defense in another attempt to oust her from her leadership position.
He was also overheard on a hot mic saying he has “had it” with Cheney and had “lost confidence” in the Wyoming Republican and daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney.
Romney, the party’s 2012 presidential nominee, has been one of the few Senate Republicans most willing to criticize Trump. He was the only Republican to vote to convict on one of the articles of impeachment during Trump’s Senate trial in 2020.
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