Jake Sherman
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I just asked McCarthy if Cheney is still a good fit for his leadership team.
He said that’s a “question for the conference”
i pushed him for his view.
He then said that if you’re at this retreat and talking about anything besdies policy, you’re “not being productive.”
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This relationship — Cheney and the GOP leadership — is very near a breaking point.
I’ve been focused on House leadership for a long time, and this is about as bad as it’s gotten.
Liz Cheney blamed for dividing Republicans by continuing to criticize Trump, won’t rule out 2024 run
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy blasted Rep. Liz Cheney on Monday for dividing the Republican Party by attacking former President Donald Trump, stating that she is not a team player.
McCarthy’s comments come after Cheney took shots at the former president, suggesting that he was not a leader in the Republican Party, and claimed she was not ruling out running for president in an interview with the New York Post this week, which was met with widespread ridicule. Cheney serves as House Republican Conference Chair, the third-highest ranking position in House Republican leadership.
“There’s a responsibility, if you’re gonna be in leadership, leaders eat last,” McCarthy stated. “And when leaders try to go out, and not work as one team, it creates difficulties.”
McCarthy said that he privately advised Cheney to subdue her attacks as they are causing division in the party, but when asked by a reporter whether Cheney was taking the advice, McCarthy responded: “You be the judge.”