The vote – which will be held by the party’s central committee, according to party spokesman Tim Wigginton – is likely to pass because of the Republican’s rapid anger at the senator on Saturday after he cast his guilty vote. Among Burr’s critics is state party chairman Michael Whatley, who called the senator’s decision “shocking and disappointing”.
Kyshia Lineberger, the woman on the North Carolina RNC committee, said she will vote to censor Burr.
“I am voting yes because he failed in his state and in his constituents by voting to condemn former President Trump in what was an unconstitutional trial. A trial that even he said was unconstitutional,” she said by email. “Ultimately, America is a republic where we, the people, elect representatives. Senator Burr did not represent the will of the people and that is a pity.”
The 57 guilty votes on Saturday fell short of the 67 needed to convict the former president, resulting in his acquittal of the charge of inciting the January 6 uprising.
Burr said in a statement on Saturday that Trump “has responsibility” for the insurrection, adding that the former president “used his position to ignite the situation rather than immediately calling for an end to the attack”.
“The evidence is convincing that President Trump is guilty of inciting an insurrection against a co-equal branch of the government and that the accusation rises to the level of serious crimes and crimes. Therefore, I voted to condemn,” the statement said.