Many Republicans secretly tell Liz Cheney they support her but won't say it in public for fear of Trump, a new book says

businessinsider.com ^ | 7/11/22 | Tom Porter

[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?"

[sport]

I very seriously doubt if it would faze them one iota.

[AnthonySoprano]

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Name a Senator that has defended Trump against the crazy Jan 6th committee attacks?

There’s 100 - 1 would be 1%

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[Wuli]

"Many Republicans secretly tell Liz Cheney they support her but won't say it in public for fear of Trump, a new book says'

Translation:

[Many] some Republicans are secret Democrats and tell Liz Cheney they support her, but won't say it in public for fear they'll blow their cover, so a "new book" claims.

[doorgunner69]

A NYC Slimes writer.....Gee, we should really listen to this clown about a political party he hates.

[escapefromboston]

But what about the voters ?

[AnthonySoprano]

[catnipman]

“Many Republicans secretly tell Liz Cheney they support her but won’t say it in public for fear of Trump, a new book says”

these are the cowardly, stab-in-the-back, scum-of-the-earth “republicans” that we need to get rid of ...

[Telepathic Intruder]

Fear of the voters more likely.

[LegendHasIt]

What A Crock!!!

[Leep]

Fear Trump.
The rath of the Ultra MAGA King.

[peggybac]

BS. Those who would vote for Cheney detest Trump. They aren’t afraid of him - they hate him.

[Gene Eric]

>> Consider the source

Yup. BI is a Leftwing rag

[combat_boots]

It’s us they should fear.

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

Nonsense

[dfwgator]

They aren’t afraid of him - they hate him.

Actually, they hate YOU! Trump is just in their way.

[Lurkinanloomin]

145 GOP House members voted for her in Feb 2021.

You know this is true, even the ones who want it not to be.

[AnthonySoprano]

[stanne]

She wishes.

[yldstrk]

bull hockey

[Apparatchik]

“Business Insider”

Isn’t that Nancy Pelosi’s nom de plume?

Or Hunter Biden’s?