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Sep 27, 2021 · Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., expressed regret over her earlier opposition to same-sex marriage, a position she took eight years ago that led to a public falling out with her sister, Mary, who is...
Sep 27, 2021 · Representative Liz Cheney came out against same-sex marriage in 2013. Her sister, who is gay, wrote online at the time that the decision put her “on the wrong side of history.”
Sep 27, 2021 · Rep. Liz Cheney says she was wrong to have opposed same-sex marriage in the past, a stand that once split her family. The Wyoming Republican, a fierce critic of former President Trump, also...
Sep 27, 2021 · Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., expressed regret in a new interview over how she previously opposed same-sex marriage despite her sister being gay and married with children.
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- Does she want Republicans to take over Congress?
Why has Liz Cheney not left her party?
The Congresswoman from Wyoming is one of only two Republicans on the House Select Committee tasked with investigating the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol. Earlier this month, she was appointed as the committee's vice chair, cementing her role in the inquiry and pitting her further against members of her party.
Because Rep. Cheney continued to speak out against former President Donald Trump and his false claim that the 2020 presidential election was stolen, fellow House Republicans in May ousted her from her Republican caucus leadership position. In Wyoming, where she is the daughter of the state's most famous politician, former Vice President Dick Cheney, Republicans have called for her resignation.
Cheney is at odds with Mr. Trump, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Republicans in her home state, and the 78 percent of her party who falsely believe that Joe Biden did not legitimately win the 2020 presidential election. So why has she stayed in the GOP?
While the Republican Party wades through the aftermath of the 2020 election, Cheney — and her critics — are also looking ahead to 2022. That midterm contest is shaping up to be a showdown over the future of the GOP, and Wyoming's only House seat is a main arena.
In one corner, Mr. Trump has made defeating Cheney a top priority. Several other Wyoming Republicans have entered the primary race, so to keep the anti-Cheney vote from splitting, Mr. Trump has endorsed one candidate, Harriet Hageman. Pressure is now mounting for the other Republican candidates to drop out and support Hageman, and at least two hopefuls left the race in response to Mr. Trump's endorsement.
Cheney, meanwhile, has another former president on her side: George W. Bush, who will hold a fundraising event for her next month.
Beyond the red-hot fight in Wyoming, Republicans are looking to retake at least one chamber of Congress. In the interview with 60 Minutes, Cheney did not write a blank check in support of her party.
"I want the right Republicans to take over," she explained to Stahl.
She does not include Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy in that category. When asked whether she thought McCarthy should be elevated should the Republicans reclaim the House, Cheney's answer was emphatic: McCarthy should not be named Speaker.
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Sep 26, 2021 · WASHINGTON – Rep. Liz Cheney told CBS' 60 Minutes she was "wrong" to oppose same-sex marriage when her objection to it caused a public split with her family, including her sister, Mary, and her...
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Sep 26, 2021 · Liz Cheney famously broke with her family in 2013 by opposing gay marriage ahead of a failed Senate bid. Her objections caused a rift with her sister, Mary, a married lesbian. Mary's spouse,...
