The Wyoming Republican Party on Saturday voted to censure Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), the latest in a series of rebukes against the congresswoman and other Republicans who joined House Democrats last month in voting to impeach former President Trump.
The Associated Press reported that the majority of the 74-member state GOP’s central committee voted in favor of the censure resolution, with only eight opposing the move.
The vote, which is largely symbolic, criticizes Cheney for voting to impeach Trump for his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot without offering the then-president a “formal hearing or due process,” according to the censure document.
The vote from the state party follows a series of GOP censures from nearly a dozen Wyoming counties.
In response to Saturday’s censure, Cheney defended her vote to impeach Trump, writing in a statement shared with The Hill that it “was compelled by the oath I swore to the Constitution.”
“Wyoming citizens know that this oath does not bend or yield to politics or partisanship,” Cheney continued. “I will always fight for Wyoming values and stand up for our Western way of life.”
“I’m honored to represent the people of Wyoming in Congress and will always fight for the issues that matter most to our state. Foremost among these is the defense of our Constitution and the freedoms it guarantees,” she said.
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Wyoming Republican Party censures Cheney over Trump impeachment vote https://t.co/NJlYPFQsxB pic.twitter.com/xn9cWr24uu
— The Hill (@thehill) February 7, 2021
The Wyoming GOP is run by — or intimidated by — morons, cowards, and psychopaths. https://t.co/H09sjMN2V8 pic.twitter.com/KDAC8IPJqx
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) February 6, 2021
There are two persistent lies that need to be rooted out if the Right is to get well again: the lie that the election was stolen from Trump; and the lie that January 6 was the work of Antifa, BLM, etc. There needs to be a kind of lustration, or truth-and-reconciliation. https://t.co/ur9DsnArRh
— Jay Nordlinger (@jaynordlinger) February 6, 2021
Rep. Liz Cheney reiterated Sunday morning that she has no plans to resign from Congress — even after Republicans in her home state voted to censure her for voting to impeach Donald Trumphttps://t.co/QGUliOBPXt
— POLITICO (@politico) February 7, 2021
WATCH: The Wyoming State Republican Party officially censures Rep. Liz Cheney and calls on her to resign from Congress pic.twitter.com/fqPVQyIJbb
— The Hill (@thehill) February 7, 2021
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