US (Washington Insider Magazine) -Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) has expressed concerns about the threats and pressure some Republican lawmakers have faced over the House speaker’s vote. Cheney, in an interview on CBS News‘ “Face the Nation,” indicated that these threats are “absolutely fueled” by former President Trump and his supporters, The Hill reported.
Tensions have arisen in the party amid votes related to the leadership of the House of Representatives. Cheney mentioned that some members of Congress have claimed that the threats are not the fault of lawmakers who support Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), but of those who voted against him.
Cheney emphasized the need to reject any form of encouragement or acceptance of violence in the party and in the country. She referred to the events of January 6 as an example of political violence that should have no place in American politics.
In the days leading up to the House speaker vote, rumors emerged about a pressure campaign on lawmakers reluctant to support Jordan. Some lawmakers reported receiving death threats for voting against Jordan or for changing their support for him in later rounds of voting.
The situation has been made even more complicated by Trump’s endorsement of Jordan, which has led to criticism of Jordan’s role in Trump’s efforts to remain in power after the 2020 election.
After the third vote, the House GOP secretly voted to no longer endorse Jordan, bringing the House of Representatives back to square one in electing the president.
Biden better than Trump
On the other hand, Cheney also spoke about the comparison between the international leadership of Biden and Trump.
When asked who offers “better leadership on the international stage right now,” Cheney stated that “certainly” it is Biden, according to another report from The Hill.
She pointed to Trump’s criticism of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and alleged episodes of sharing classified information, which she believes reinforces her belief that Trump is unfit to be president of the United States. . She also noted that Trump was reportedly accused of sharing Israeli intelligence with Russia early in his tenure as president.
“So, if you think about it, not only is he out there defending and praising America’s adversaries and, indeed, terrorist organizations that slaughter innocents, but he also appears to have shared highly classified intelligence information, both our own like that of the Israelis, in fact. , with adversaries,” she said. “So I think it’s just the latest example of why Donald Trump is unfit to be president of the United States.”
This article is originally published on eldiariony.com
