RNC resolution says Cheney, Kinzinger are 'participating in a Democratic led persecution of ordinary citizens engaged in legitimate political discourse.
of Illinois. The resolution also states the RNC will "no longer support them as members of the Republican Party.were the highest profile of the 10 House Republicans to vote last year to impeach the then-President for inciting the deadly storming of the Capitol by right wing extremists in an attempt to disrupt Congressional certification of now President Biden’s 2020 election victory.
To drive home their argument, RNC chair Ronna McDaniel reiterated in a statement that "Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger crossed a line. They chose to join [House Speaker] Nancy Pelosi in a Democrat-led persecution of ordinary citizens who engaged in legitimate political discourse that had nothing to do with violence at the Capitol. That's why Republican National Committee members and myself overwhelmingly support this resolution.
But the resolution that passed the full RNC on Friday was watered down from its original version, which was introduced by David Bossie, a committee member from Maryland and a longtime Trump ally. The initial resolution called for ousting Cheney and Kinzinger from the House GOP conference. Stepanek told Fox News that the RNC’s resolution was watered down because "we did not want to usurp the authority of the Republicans in the House…It’s up to Kevin McCarthy and House Republicans to decide if they want to take further steps."
And she emphasized that "I’m a constitutional conservative and I do not recognize those in my party who have abandoned the Constitution to embrace Donald Trump. History will be their judge. I will never stop fighting for our constitutional republic. No matter what."Bill Palatucci, a national committee member from New Jersey who opposed the resolution, told Fox News that "focusing on Liz Cheney at a national RNC meeting is distracting and counterproductive.
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