Kevin McCarthy also denounced the denial of the committees of Marjorie Taylor Greene.
House Republicans voted Wednesday to rep. To keep Liz Cheney as leader of the GOP, despite her vote to accuse former President Donald Trump last month, with a strong majority in the conference rejecting the challenge of Trump allies to punish the Wyoming Republican.
The conference voted 145-61 in a secret ballot, after members spent hours frustrating Cheney’s vote, Mr. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s previous support for conspiracy theories and Kevin McCarthy, leader of the House, of the conference after Trump’s defeat.
‘We had a great voice tonight and tonight a wonderful time in which we set out what we are going to do going forward, as well as to make it clear that we are not going to be divided and that we are not in a situation where people are any member of the leadership can choose, ‘Cheney told reporters after the meeting. “It was a very recognized recognition that we need to move forward together and that we need to move forward in a way that helps us be back.”
In remarks to her colleagues, the chair of the Republican Conference of the House did not apologize for her vote to accuse Trump of inciting the Capitol riot on January 6, and welcomed the referendum on her position, after a week-long campaign of Trump’s most ardent supporters to oust her. of the conference and recruited a primary challenge to defeat her next year.
McCarthy, who has been criticized by colleagues for shifting statements about Trump’s responsibility for the Capitol’s storms, endorsed Cheney and encouraged Republicans to keep her in the leadership team.
Cheney was also supported by other Republicans during the conference, including Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., One of nine other Republicans who voted to accuse Trump, according to a source familiar with the conference meeting.
She was criticized by others during the conference, including Rep Mike Kelly, R.Pa., who compared Cheney’s support for accusation to how a friend encouraged the other team during a football game, a remark not well received by women was not received. according to a source familiar with the comments in the conference.
Rep. Tom Rice, RS.C., a Conservative who surprised Republicans by voting to accuse Trump, questions McCarthy’s decision to travel to Mar-a-Lago to meet with the former president last week.
GOP leaders emerged from the meeting depicting a united front, even though there are lines of error on how to position the party with Trump out of office, but possibly a 2024 White House career.
“The biggest thing that happened at this conference was unity. People could air their differences, people could focus,” McCarthy told reporters.
Greene, who has come under heavy criticism for comments from the past that have promoted conspiracy theories about school shootings and QAnon, apologized to members for the comments and disputed some comments from the past, a step taken by some members in the room were appreciated.
According to a source in the room, the congresswoman received a standing ovation of about half of the conference.
McCarthy rejected Democrats’ call for Greene to be stripped of the Home Education and Budget Committees, but found the Democrats guilty for rejecting her proposal to place her on the Small Business Committee instead. The House will proceed with a decision of Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., To remove Greene from the committees.
After the meeting, the Republican leader in California repeatedly denounced the conspiracy theories that Greene allegedly promoted. The Republican of Georgia has yet to publicly repudiate her remarks from the past doubles on Twitter, and accuses the Democrats of targeting her over her race and beliefs. She also boasted of raising more than $ 100,000 amid the setback on Wednesday.
“However, I want to see her do it on Twitter and in public. I think that would be a good idea,” Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, said about Greene’s apology.