Biden on GOP Efforts to Oust Liz Cheney: 'I Don't Understand the Republicans'

Representative Liz Cheney’s grip on her No. 3 House Republican job all but vanished as former President Donald Trump endorsed replacing her with New York Representative Elise Stefanik, who also has the backing of the chamber’s second-ranking GOP leader.

The former president’s intervention shows how he is determined to keep his hold on the party heading into the 2022 election and beyond, and how willing the GOP leadership is to give him that control.

Cheney has been a vocal and persistent critic of Trump and his unfounded claims of election fraud, which has left her increasingly isolated in the party. In his statement, Trump said Cheney “has no business in Republican Party Leadership.”

“Liz will have more to say in the coming days,” Jeremy Adler, a spokesperson for Cheney, said in a email Wednesday. “This moment is about much more than a House leadership fight.”

Stefanik, 36, who represents upstate New York, has been making calls to her colleagues to gauge support, according to a person familiar with the matter. House Republican Whip Steve Scalise’s backing indicates she’ll have the votes to replace Cheney at the next meeting of House Republicans, likely next week.

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[RonClaussenTees]

She is a RINO...get her out of the party--who cares what old joe or the democrats think

[ammizabad]

If he doesn't understand republicans how is he supposed to unify the country come on man

[DJBIGCG]

Very pleased us republicans have got rid of Liz 👍🏿

[debbiebalnaves]

Who cares what he thinks .. GET her OUT she's not a good representative of the Republican people ..

[kr]

Joe, the Lord detests murderers and deceivers. Repent now.

[sassydesi]

I don’t like Liz & I’m not even a Republican.

If you can throw your own sister under the bus, how can you stay loyal to a party?

[KGBTAZ]

He doesn't understand because he is incapable of understanding

[jakenbake]

Add this to a long list of things Biden doesn’t understand.

[_girls__johnson]

joKe biden doesn’t understand much of anything

[beansupreme]

I love how the first question is “Mr. President what did you get” lol these reporters are jokes😂😂

[samj]

i make less than 400k/year. Sooo glad I'm done paying taxes. Joe's words, exactly.

[eliamerican]

when democrats defend someone, we should know that someone is lunatic.

[jaytalley]

She needs more support from the Dems. They are interested in the truth. Right?

[marciaigarcia]

Truth bombs
When off script he says truth. He doesn't understands shit

[bestever]

And we dont understand you Democrats...oh sorry, uh Socialists, wait...uh COMMUNISTS!

[DMOVIESYOU]

OUR TAX PAYERS MONEY AT WORK GO TO THE WHITE HOUSE AND HAVE A SNACK AND TAKE A 3 HOUR NAP AND THEN GET BACK UP AND DO NOTHING FOR THE REST OF THE DAY.

[Ridendrty]

“He doesn’t understand” first honest statement in a long long while.

[Kyle-cyev]

HEY BIG GUY YOU SEEN ANY PARMESAN CHEESE ?

[drawfark]

LOL! Great moments of dawning comprehension; Republicans are non-understandable. I hope that he realizes what he has to work with; obstructionists.

[joshpgh]

I think he meant to say he doesn’t understand anything.