There is no way a political party can live under the facts of Trump's relationship with Russia during the 2016 elections and afterward and still oust Liz Cheney from leadership. Steve Scalise is a white supremacist. There isn't anything else to say, there is a movement within the Republican Party that wants to destroy the US Constitution.
May 5, 2021By Chris Cillizza
Two things have become very, very clear over the last 24 hours: (click here)
1. Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney is likely to be removed as the third-ranking Republican in House leadership -- as soon as next week when the House reconvenes.
2. New York Rep. Elise Stefanik is the preferred replacement for Cheney in leadership, with House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (Louisiana) now publicly supporting the Cheney-for-Stefanik swap.
These two developments are quite clearly related -- and revealing.
Every word she states is based in the facts of the insurrection. Any Republican that sees her as a threat to the party is wrong and the most extremist of the party.
Both cannot be true. The DOJ today plainly stated the relationship with Russia existed clearly with the Trump administration and it's election campaign. That cannot be true and at the same time, Rep. Cheney is wrong about her words. Both cannot exist. The extremist members of the GOP are following the wrong path to protect our democracy. Putin is still having a clear effect on the GOP.
