
Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst Defends Fellow Republican Liz Cheney
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"Cancel culture is cancel culture no matter how you look at it, and unfortunately I think there are those that are trying to silence others in the party,...
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) on Monday defended Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), who is expected to lose her leadership post this week for recognizing the 2020 presidential election as legitimate and denouncing the “big lie” that it was stolen. Cheney, the No. 3 House Republican and daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, has irked GOP members for her willingness to call out former President Donald Trump’s continued lies about his loss. The party is scheduled to vote later this week to determine whether Cheney remains in her role as House Republican Conference chair. But Ernst, the only other woman in elected GOP leadership and a Trump supporter, maintains that the party shouldn’t stifle dissenting voices because it’s the very thing they’ve criticized Democrats for.More Related News