Posted on 07/11/2022 1:39:45 PM PDT by cotton1706
Republican lawmakers privately support to Rep. Liz Cheney but refuse to do so in public for fear of former President Donald Trump, according to extracts from a new book.
The claim appeared in "Thank You For Your Servitude," by Mark Leibovich, a political writer who speak years at The New York Times Magazine and now writes for The Atlantic.
The book is devoted to exploring Trump's circle, and alleges that many people who support him in public are hypocrites who privately dislike him.
One Republican member of Congress to vocally oppose Trump is Cheney, who was stripped of a party leadership role in 2021 for criticizing the former president.
Since then, Cheney has found an influential spot as one of two Republicans on the House committee investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the US Capitol.
In his book, Leibovich wrote: "The wonder of this was that many Republicans agree with Cheney, quite a few of them members of her caucus. They say as much, tell her what a great job she is doing, how heroic she's been."
"But they only ever tell her this privately, always privately—just between you and me, please don't repeat this, off the record, okay?"
(Excerpt) Read more at businessinsider.com ...
“Many”, as in more than one, but not really ‘many’.
One is of course, Kinzinger, and perhaps a certain senator from Maine and perhaps another from Alaska.
But, even if more than one republican congressperson supports Liz, the vast majority of republican VOTERS do not support her and won’t vote for her, even those in her state.
Lol. Many rinos. They fear the fact that someone could take the President again and do for us and not them..
Disclosed in a book? Uh-huh.
Anonymous sources? Right!
“....Cheney, who was stripped of a party leadership role in 2021 for criticizing the former president.”
Is that the real reason?
These Republicans must believe President Trump will be back, and that she won’t. Otherwise, they’d have nothing to fear.
I like “Rhinette”. Rhymes with the musicall instrument she plays, the swinette.
That’s why were are working on reducing the number of said “Republican lawmakers”.
Translation:
[Many] some Repblicans are secret Democrats and tell Liz Cheney they support her, but won't say it in public for fear they will blow their cover, so a "new book" claims.
I believe it.
They’re called RINOS for a reason.
I’ll bet if people knew exactly how many RINOs in Congre$$ helped the Democrats oust Trump they would probably never donate to Republicans again.
“ Consider the source, complete BS Democrat Propaganda.
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You’re saying the GOP isn’t full of Bush-Cheney supporters who secretly hate Trump? Boy are you naive.
‘Many’ as in RINO Graham, Romney and the other RINOs......lulz
And that's supposed to make her feel better?
Oh sure, you’re as good as re-elected then, Liz... NOT!
They don’t fear Trump as much as they fear his voters. The fact is that Trump has widespread support in the party.
This is a “wet dream” of epic proportions.
ANY Republican that thinks these made-for-TV witch hunt theater shows have any civility to them should be removed.
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