(CNN) The Wyoming Republican Party voted on Saturday to formally censor Rep. Liz Cheney, No. 3 Republican in the House, for its vote to impeach former President Donald Trump in the latest example of a state Republican Party punishing lawmakers who resisted the former -president.
In the motion to censor Cheney, who easily survived a vote at the House Republican Conference to remain in his leadership position earlier this week, the state Republican Party also asked her to resign “immediately”. The party plans to “retain any future political funding” from it, the motion said. He also asked her to return donations for her 2020 campaign from the state Republican Party and any county Republican party.
“My vote for impeachment was compelled by the oath I took on the constitution. Wyoming citizens know that this oath does not bend or yield to politics or partisanship,” Cheney said in a statement on Saturday.
“I will always fight for Wyoming values and defend our Western lifestyle. We have great challenges ahead as we move forward and tackle the disastrous policies of the Biden administration. I look forward to continuing to work with officials and citizens across Wyoming to be the voice and advocate. more effective in defending our families, industries and communities, “she added.
Cheney faced an intense reaction from Trump supporters in his party for his vote last month for Trump’s impeachment for “inciting insurrection” after the January 6 attack on Capitol Hill. In a statement before casting his vote, Cheney said that Trump “summoned this crowd, brought the crowd together and lit the flame for this attack.”
“There has never been a greater betrayal by a President of the United States in office and his oath to the Constitution,” she said at the time.
On Wednesday, House Republicans voted 145 to 61 in favor of keeping Cheney as president of the conference after she defended her support for impeachment during a contentious closed-door meeting.
Cheney, who was one of 10 Republicans who voted to impeach Trump for the second time, told CNN on Wednesday that he did not regret his impeachment vote. “Absolutely not,” she said.
The other nine lawmakers also faced a wave of anger at home, with Republican officials, donors and voters condemning their votes and major opponents launching their campaigns earlier. Last week, the Republican Party of South Carolina voted to formally censor Congressman Tom Rice, who gave one of the most surprising votes for impeachment.
This story was updated with a statement by Cheney on Saturday.