By: Alyssa Wilson

Representative Liz Cheney has been removed from her leadership position after her criticism of former President Donald Trump. Cheney was one of the ten Republicans who voted to impeach Trump for inciting the deadly insurrection in January. She also went against false claims he and other GOP members made about the election being stolen.  

The 2020 presidential election was not stolen. Anyone who claims it was is spreading THE BIG LIE, turning their back on the rule of law, and poisoning our democratic system.

— Liz Cheney (@Liz_Cheney) May 3, 2021

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The vote does not remove her from office; it simply removes her from her leadership position as the GOP Conference Chair.  

After the vote, Cheney said the nation needs a strong GOP. She continued her message on Trump, stating that she would do everything in her power to ensure he is never in the Oval Office again. “The nation needs a strong Republican Party, the nation needs a party that is based upon fundamental principles of conservatism, and I am committed and dedicated to ensuring that that’s how this party goes forward, and I plan to lead the fight to do that,” she said.  

BREAKING | “I think that it’s an indication where the Republican party is.” Rep. Liz Cheney responding after a vote to remove her from her leadership role. BNC’s @BoftaYimam reports from Washington. pic.twitter.com/rQyA9EgLcv

— BNC (@BNCNews) May 12, 2021

Trump and House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy have endorsed Representative Elise Stefanik, who has gained fame as a defender of Trump, as the person to replace Cheney, Reuters reported.  

Many politicians spoke out after the news of Cheney’s removal was made public. According to ABC News, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said, “Congresswoman Liz Cheney is a leader of great courage, patriotism and integrity. Today, House Republicans declared that those values are unwelcome in the Republican party. The Republican denial of the truth presented by Congresswoman Cheney is reflected in their denial of the need to seek the truth in a January 6th commission and to repair the damage of January 6th with a security supplemental immediately.” 

Liz Cheney is the GOP of the past. We are not going back.

— Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert) May 12, 2021

House Republicans make it official: The truth has no place in their leadership team or their party.

Cheney refused the Big Lie, so she has been deposed.

In Trump’s GOP, it is survival of the unfittest.

— Adam Schiff (@AdamSchiff) May 12, 2021