- The Republican Party of Wyoming voted on Saturday to censor Rep. Liz Cheney.
- Cheney and 9 other House Republicans voted on January 13 for the impeachment of President Donald Trump.
- “My vote for impeachment was compelled by my oath to the constitution,” Cheney said on Saturday.
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The Republican Party of Wyoming on Saturday censured Congresswoman Liz Cheney, the third best-placed Republican in the House of Representatives, because of her January 13 vote for President Donald Trump’s impeachment.
Cheney was one of ten House Republicans who joined Democrats in voting for Trump’s impeachment for his way of dealing with the January 6 Capitol insurrection.
Wyoming Republicans argued that, in voting for the president’s impeachment, Cheney disregarded the will of Wyoming residents, who overwhelmingly supported Trump.
“Does the voice of the people matter and, if so, does it matter only at the polls?” said Joey Correnti, president of the Republican Party in Carbon County, according to the Associated Press.
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In a statement after the censorship vote, Cheney defended his decision to impeach Trump. She said she will continue to fight for the most important issues for Wyoming.
“The most important among them is the defense of our Constitution and the freedoms it guarantees. My vote for impeachment was compelled by the oath I took to the Constitution, ”she said, according to the Associated Press.
Cheney is not the only House Republican to face a setback for voting for Trump’s impeachment. Last Saturday, the Republican Party of South Carolina voted to censor Congressman Tom Rice for the same reason.
Cheney also recently faced an unsuccessful attempt by some House Republicans to expel her from her position as chairman of the conference committee. An overwhelming number of 145 GOPers voted to keep it, while only 61 wanted to remove it.