To GOP, Unity Means Unifying Around Donald Trump's Election Lie
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GOP leaders seem willing to do almost anything to rally the party’s base, even if that means refusing to confront Trump’s ongoing lie that he won the 202...
WASHINGTON (AP) — There’s a new buzzword among Republicans in Washington: unity. The House GOP, led by Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, is moving toward stripping Rep. Liz Cheney of her leadership post for her frequent criticism of former President Donald Trump. The unusual step, they say, is necessary to unify a party whose base still reveres the former president four months after he incited a deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol. “We all need to be working as one if we’re able to win the majority,” McCarthy said this week.
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