Kinzinger says GOP should “quit peddling in conspiracies” – By Melissa Quinn (CBS News) / May 9 2021
Washington — With the internal battle in the House Republican conference over the future of the party poised to reach its culmination in the coming days with a vote to oust Congresswoman Liz Cheney from GOP leadership, Congressman Adam Kinzinger said his Republican colleagues need to stop “peddling in conspiracies” and admit President Biden fairly won the 2020 presidential election.
“Tell people the truth and quit peddling in conspiracies, because that’s what we’ve seen in this party,” Kinzinger, of Illinois, said of his fellow Republicans in the House who have maintained loyalty to former President Donald Trump. “They’re going to get rid of Liz Cheney because they’d much rather pretend that the conspiracy is either real or not confront it than to actually confront it and maybe have to take the temporary licks to save this party and the long-term of this country.”
Transcript: Congressman Adam Kinzinger on “Face the Nation”
Cheney, the Republican Conference chair, survived an attempt in February to oust her from her post, but tensions have risen with House GOP leaders as she remained steadfast in her opposition to Mr. Trump continuing to lead the GOP due to his role in the January 6 assault on the Capitol. Cheney was among the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach the former president for incitement of insurrection, and she has repeatedly criticized Mr. Trump for continuing to claim the presidential election was stolen, while urging her GOP colleagues not to accept his falsehoods.
The GOP’s intraparty fight is poised to reach a tipping point this week, when House Republicans will again vote to strip Cheney of her position as the chamber’s third-ranking Republican. This time, Cheney has lost the backing of Republican leaders, and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Sunday threw his support behind Congresswoman Elise Stefanik of New York, who is campaigning to replace Cheney as conference chair.
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