A member of the House Republican Leadership Team, cutting votes for the New York Reps. Alice Stefanik is the third-placed GOP member to replace Liz Cheney, the Speaker of the House Republican Conference.
Rape Guy Resenthaler (R-Pa.) Told the Post on Tuesday that he is confident that New York congressmen have the necessary support to achieve this position.
Cheney has come under fire due to criticisms of former President Donald Trump and split with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-California), with a vote of convention to determine as soon as next week Will he retain his position?
The 36-year-old, former chairman of the Medium Tuesday group, Stephanik, who played a leading role in defending Trump during the impeachment hearing, has a close relationship with McCarthy – and GOP lawmakers said he thinks a woman member Should be removed from Cheney. His leadership role.
“I don’t know how many members are in the whipping efforts, but I’m actively whipping for Ellis Stefanik and for this reason I think we need, Ellis, if you just look at what Ellis did. If done, he proves he gets it on merit, ”said Reicenthaler.
“He was amazing when Trump faced impeachment, he was one of his biggest defenders and did very well, so he has a command to send the message, which is obviously important to the conference chair. “
Resenthaler said that from his interactions with members, he believes that New York Republicans are Cheney’s likely successors, noting the members he spoke to are pushing to fill a young, pro-Trump position .
“I think Ellis has the votes after talking to people – the fact that [Republican Study Committee Chairman] Jim Banks (R-Ind.) Is not running, opens a huge lane for Elise, ”he continued.
“I think there is a lot to do to bring a young member into a position, and also to indicate that there is a future for the Republican Party that is young, and that it will bring more and more people under our tent Is going to help us. “
Stephanik has previously served as the recruiting chairperson for the National Republican Congressional Committee and recently started a PAC aimed at getting more GOP women to Congress.
“Additionally, she had a major role in maintaining that majority because she recruited a lot of women who eventually won on the battlefields. He is a strategic thinker – we need someone who sees the big picture and the conference is going to move into the future, “said Reschnthaler,” We don’t need someone who deals with issues constantly related to the past. Ho. “
Soon after Chen voted in favor of impeachment of Trump over the January 6 riot and takeover of the Capitol in February, Chen survived an attempt to oust him from leadership.
But Republican lawmakers said the push seemed different, with members expressing disappointment with Cheney over his division within the scope of the Jan. 6 commission with Cheney, commenting that lawmakers who led efforts to challenge the election result Should be disqualified. The GOP nominee in 2024 and during the House Republican retreat in Orlando last week did not decide on a presidential bid themselves.
“I think if the vote called for the removal of Liz Cheney, you would probably be half the people who supported Liz in the previous vote, if not more, vote to remove Liz,” Reischnthaler said. said.
“Looks like Liz has lit up the conference by constantly rehashing November of 2020 and resuming those events for Biden’s inauguration, and people know we’re not going to win in 2022, if we , We are focusing on the way of the past. So it seems a lot better for us to withdraw the majority if we have a fresh voice there, someone who is conveying the message about Biden’s tyrannical policies that The administration is putting forward, not someone who is constantly cursing, ”he said.
Despite landing in hot water with several of his colleagues, Cheney stands in his positions. The Wyoming Republican – the daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney and the highest-ranking GOP woman in Congress – has claimed she will not back down from Trump’s repeated controversies that she actually won the 2020 election.
In response to McCarthy questioning his leadership abilities at Fox, Cheney’s office issued a statement emphasizing his comments.
“It is about whether the Republican Party is going to put an end to the lies about the 2020 election and try to whitewash what happened on 6 January. Liz will not do this. This is the issue, ”said Cheney spokesman Jeremy Adler.
Cheney’s allies have defended the Wyoming Republican, arguing that it has removed the party’s “big tent” philosophy. And the debate remains on the message with the GOP promoting the agenda and pushed back on Biden’s policies.
Representative Anthony Gonzalez (R., Ohio) said, “If one condition of leading our convention continues to lie to our voters, then Liz is not the most appropriate.” The hill.
Liz is not lying to people. Gonzel said that Liz believes what she believes. “She stands on principle. And if he is distracting to people, he is not the most suitable. I do not want that to happen. “
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