Trump Supports Elise Stefanik to Replace Cheney in GOP Leadership

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We ran the numbers: There are 1975 news articles covering this topic. 59% (1170) are left leaning, 34% (661) are center, and 7% (144) are right leaning.

Former President Trump supports Representative Elise Stefanik to replace Representative Liz Cheney as the House Republican conference chair. While left-leaning articles highlight that Stefanik entered the political arena eight years ago as a top campaign adviser to Paul Ryan, right-leaning articles highlight that in a statement, Trump called Cheney a “warmonger” with “virtually no support left in the Great State of Wyoming.”

A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlights that Stefanik entered the political arena eight years ago as a top campaign adviser to Paul Ryan. Over the past 18 months, the congresswoman has morphed into a disciple of former president Trump’s vision for the Republican Party.

A centrist article by The Hill reports that the Wall Street Journal editorial board waded into the debate over Representative Liz Cheney warning House Republicans that an internal feud over her criticism of Trump could jeopardize gains in the 2022 midterms. Cheney has found herself in the middle of a GOP firestorm over repeated rebukes of Trump.

A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that in a statement, Trump called Cheney a “warmonger” with “virtually no support left in the Great State of Wyoming.” A House GOP leadership said a vote next week on Cheney’s status as the conference chair is “more than likely.”


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