Celebrates Liz Cheney's ouster: "bitter, horrible human being"
Immediately after House Republicans voted to remove Liz Cheney from leadership for her refusal to accept the Big Lie, Trump issued a statement celebrating the move. "Liz Cheney is a bitter, horrible human being," he wrote. "I watched her yesterday and realized how bad she is for the Republican Party. She has no personality or anything good having to do with politics or our Country." The statement underscored his demand for total personal loyalty.
“Liz Cheney is a bitter, horrible human being.” — Statement on Liz Cheney's removal from leadership Quote verified against source
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AI commentaryCelebrating the Purge Trump celebrated as House Republicans voted to remove Liz Cheney from GOP leadership for her vote to impeach him after January 6. Her crime was telling the truth about Trump's role in the attack. The party chose the Big Lie over its third-ranking member. The Lesson for Republicans Cheney's ouster sent a clear message: truth-telling about January 6 ends careers. Every Republican who privately knew Trump was guilty saw what happened to those who said so publicly. This silencing effect made future accountability impossible. The Inversion of Values The daughter of Dick Cheney--the architect of the Iraq War--became a pariah for defending democratic norms. The party that had defined itself by opposition to Democrats now defined itself by loyalty to Trump. Cheney would later co-chair the January 6 Committee and be defeated in her primary by 37 points.