Rape Jim Banks said on Sunday that fellow Republican Liz Cheney should be ousted from her No. 3 leadership position in the House as her criticisms of former President Donald Trump have become a “distraction” of the “radical” agenda of the GOP’s Biden administration.
“Republicans are almost completely united in the same mission to oppose the radical, dangerous Biden agenda and gain a majority in the midterm election. And stopping the Biden agenda from focusing on anything other than that is a distraction – it’s three months What is already in it, ”said Banks (R-Ind.). “Fox News Sunday.”
Our focus as a House Republican convention. And any leader who has not focused on that… needs to change, ”he said.
House Republicans are scheduled to vote Wednesday morning on Cheney’s fate.
Rape Ellis Stefanik (R-NY), who rose to prominence as Trump’s impeachment earlier this year, is expected to replace Wyoming jurist and daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney.
Cheney, who voted to impeach Trump over his role in the Jan. 6 capital riots, has sparked controversy inside the Republican Party by continuing to speak against Trump’s claims that the presidential election was stolen.
But some conservative groups have come out against Stephanic, noting that he holds more liberal positions than Cheney.
Fox News anchor Chris Wallace informed Banks on the difference in Stefanik and Cheney’s voting records in the House, noting that the conservative group Heritage Action gave Cheney a record of 80 percent and Stephen’s 48 percent.
Wallace said that it appears that Cheney is more conservative and questioned whether he is being evicted only because he is “not loyal to Donald Trump?”
Banks, the leader of the influential Republican Study Committee, said he completely misses why he wants a change in leadership.
He said that Republicans should unite in 2022 to bring the majority back.
“And, at this point, the reason, Chris, that you and I are talking about Liz Cheney on this important event on Sunday morning, is the exact proof that she failed in our mission as the chief spokesperson of our party.” Huh. We should not talk about Liz Cheney, we should talk about going back against the radical Biden agenda, ”he said.
“Why are you not ready to discuss criticism of President Trump?” Wallace continued.
“Not me,” Banks replied.
But Banks said he wanted to make it clear to Wallace and the audience that “if he is removed from his leadership position we are not expelling him from the Republican Party.”
As a leader, Cheney does not just represent her Wyoming district, saying she “represents 212 members of the Republican convention and it is clear that she does not represent the majority of our convention or the attention of all of us.” Are. Have to get a majority. “
Wallace continued to pursue banks, eventually being asked “Joe Biden is the legitimate President of the United States?”
“Yes, Joe Biden was elected. He was inaugurated on 20 January.
Is it a lie that the election was stolen? Did he contribute to the rebellion on the Capitol? “Wallace said.
“I never said that the election was stolen. I have said that I have very serious concerns about how the elections were held last November due to COVID rules relaxing the voter ID laws. That is why I objected on 6 January. 6. I will never apologize for this, “Banks said of how he and other Republicans objected to Biden’s authenticating the Electoral College’s votes.
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