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After Cheney Supported A Jan. 6 Commission, McCarthy Had A Personal Reason To Want Her Ousted

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 11: House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) listens to Republican Conference Chair Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) during a news conference (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

May 5, 2021 12:29 p.m.

House Republican leadership turned against Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) very quickly. Muffled grumbles of discontent grew into leaked hot mic denunciations and public endorsements of possible replacements.

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