Reps. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) and Liz Cheney (R-WY) traded jabs with each other on Monday in what could be illustrative the battle for the heart and soul of the GOP and its opposing wings.
Cheney has been in the hot seat, most recently for her vote to impeach Donald Trump, who Democrats accuse of being responsible for the violent protests at the Capitol building on Jan. 6.
As a result, Trump supporting Rep. Matt Gaetz announced on Monday that he would be traveling to Wyoming to “inspire” Wyoming voters to remove Cheney from her seat in Congress.
Wyoming, here we come!https://t.co/IoqRXuaP96
— Matt Gaetz (@mattgaetz) January 25, 2021
Cheney’s office shot back saying, “Rep. Gaetz can leave his beauty bag at home. In Wyoming the men don’t wear make up.”
Gaetz has reportedly been looking to defeat Cheney ever since she backed a primary challenge against popular Republican and Gaetz ally Thomas Massie of Kentucky.
Back in July, Cheney’s PAC had donated money, the maximum amount to fellow Republican Thomas Massie’s primary opponent, Todd McMurtry.
“In an interview with Breitbart News on Monday, Gaetz described Cheney’s attacks on Massie and himself as representing “her vindictive style” of politics.
Damn. Hey @mattgaetz. Liz Cheney said “Hi”. 😂😂😂😂😂 https://t.co/IrhE3NFftv
— Sgt Joker (@TheSGTJoker) January 25, 2021
Gaetz says Cheney wants the Republican Party to share her “America Last” vision.
“In the wake of the Biden presidency, the Republican party establishment is trying to wrangle the conservative movement back under their control. They want the GOP to look and sound like Liz Cheney.
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“I have a competing vision for Republicanism and I intend to showcase it by going after the America Last politicians in both parties,” Gaetz said.
RELATED: Liz Cheney Squirms As She Twice Refuses To Say If Senate Should Hold Impeachment Trial For Trump
Besides the back and forth with Gaetz, Cheney has plenty of trouble on Capitol Hill.
More than half of the House Republican Conference has signed on to support a resolution calling for the removal of Cheney as the House GOP Chair in light of her “yes” vote on impeachment.
More than half of the House Republican Conference has committed to vote to remove Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) as the chair of the House GOP Conference. https://t.co/EAskP5dP5C
— Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) January 21, 2021
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy also told Breitbart News that he “has concerns” about Cheney’s impeachment vote:
“Look, I support her, but I also have concerns. She took a position as a number three member in conference.
She never told me ahead of time. One thing about leadership: if we’re going to work together on that as a whole conference, we should understand. We know that this is going to become a difficulty.
She can have a difference of opinion, but the one thing if we’re going to lead within the conference, we should work together on that as a whole conference because we’re representative of that conference. So I support her, but I do think she has a lot of questions she has to answer to the conference.”
RELATED: House Republicans Call For Cheney’s Removal From GOP Conference Chair After Impeachment Vote
Cheney In Trouble At Home
In addition to her troubles in Washington, Liz Cheney is in some trouble at home. She has already garnered a primary opponent for 2022. Wyoming State Senator Anthony Bouchard plans to challenge Cheney for her Congressional seat.
Wyoming State Sen. Anthony Bouchard files primary challenge to House GOP Conference Chair Liz Cheney. https://t.co/7mM632abmG
— Josh Caplan (@joshdcaplan) January 20, 2021
She has also been censured at home. On Jan 17, the Carbon County Wyoming Republican Central Committee announced it had voted to censure Cheney for her impeachment vote.
A Change.org petition has already collected almost 50,000 signatures calling for Cheney to be recalled.
RELATED: If Republicans Put America First, They’ll Remove Liz Cheney, Not Donald Trump
Two Visions Of The Republican Party
Matt Gaetz and Liz Cheney represent two very different visions for the Republican Party going forward.
Matt Gaetz has long been a Trump supporter and on board with Trump’s America First agenda.
Liz Cheney is still a backer of the Bush era, especially on foreign policy. She is in agreement with her dad, former Vice President Dick Cheney who says, “I was right about Iraq.”
While new faces like Gaetz and others staunchly oppose getting involved in needless conflicts, Cheney and the Democrats recently blocked Trump’s attempt to remove troops from Afghanistan where troops have been stagnating for twenty years.
The GOP will have to make a decision on which way to go.
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Gaetz should have shot back "you said men in Wyoming don't wear makeup but you can go ahead and put it on anyway!" I don't understand all the elected people who cruised into office riding Trump's coattails but have turned against him now.
Oh Liz you old bag. Hi
Liz Chaney can leave her machismo in DC. Wyoming women are beautiful, capable, and feminine.
She can’t help it her “father” is “Dick” Cheney.
so lizzy, you don't like men in make up, do like your war mongerring dad and shoot them in the face with a shot gun.
Liz and the gang of 10 represent the spineless wing of the Republican Party.
She has a lot of nerve to question Gaetz's manhood. She wouldn't like that if was aimed at her lesbian sister. She could actually use a little makeup so she doesn't look like Dick Cheney in a wig.
The liars, McConnell, Graham, Ryan, McCain …the dead one….Sasse, Collins, Murkowsky…..to name a few…. have killed the GOP.
When all those who voted for Trump plus many of the disillusioned Dems join the Patriot Party, it will be a new game.
The Rinos are all out of the closet now. I've left the GOP forever. Sign me up Patriot Party.
In her capacity as Senator, Cheney's response to Gaetz about his wearing "make-up" was childish and immature, as well as disrespecting the millions of Americans who agree with Gaetz. And, also, that same response should surely enrage our radical leftists, who, at the drop of the hat, will be OFFENDED, of course (brother!), with its sexist, anti-transgender message….anyway, go for it, Matt, and expose this RINO. Let's get this one booted out…
Her dad's going to hell, and the sooner the better. One of the worst America has produced in a long line of murderous war mongers. Dick and Dyke Cheney are embarrassment to Wy, GOP, Congress, and the US. I hope they send her to a sweet job as a defense bureaucrat in D.C. where those pudgy blond perverts do so well.
chenny dont live in wyoming and could not even meet the minimum residencey requirements to get a wyoming fishing license — she dont represent wyoming that is for sure never has never will she is not welcom in wyoming — i would trust a pack of wolves with my sheep and cattle than trust chenny to even breath the same air
Hey McCarthy…how can you say that you "still support her but she has a lot of questions to answer"? Why don't you wait to hear the answers to those questions before you give her your support? What say you People of Wyoming?
Going against the people who elected you to represent them for your own personal agenda is political suicide. Liz you are a disgrace to your position and the people who put you there.
Liz Cheney can go suck rocks.
She is a worthless traitor and needs to be thrown out of the Senate not just the commitee she went against her constituents and the party and is a disgrace to America.
Have another drink, Matt…
….decent "Old Republican" or decent "Old Democrat"…if I were either…I would attack the traitor Cheney through here treasonous Father and continuously hammer her with question about what her Dad did to America on 911. Make sure everyone never forgets that Dick Cheney ran the 911 operations on the day of the false flag and set up our government to kill & lie to us once again. Had we started convicting these people for treason at JFK, RFK, MLK, Vietnam or 911…the gangsters would not be in charge. Liz is a corrupt, Globalist New World Order Gangster. At some point in her pathetic life, I hope she is legally dangling from a rope after a legal conviction for treason.
…exactly….
When she loses her seat – she can go look for the "weapons of mass destruction" that have not been located yet………..
I hope they are successful at removing Liz Cheney. She was only elected because of daddy.
Go get her, Matt!. Liz Cheney traded on her father's name and is certainly not representing the will of the Wyoming citizens she was elected to represent. She needs to pack her bags. She's done.
Wy. voters should do what they want to Liz . IF I were a resident I would vote to remove her and then vote for her primary challenger.
The only women that don’t wear makeup in Wyoming is lesbians
Put a folk in that, she's done!
She is a puppet of the crowd that support endless wars so they can live a life of luxury off government contracts associated with wars. She is out of touch with people who are fed up with the USA sacrificing life, limb, their families in addition to TRILLIONS of Treasury dollars that all came from taxpayers for generations to come. Despicable irresponsible behavior all the way back to Klinton, old time republicans and democrats who NEVER sacrificed a damn thing. I hope she is taken out by the people of Wyoming for not living up to her Oath of Office.
Get rid of the two faced America last *UNT!
When I was growing up, a repeated political point was made to me over and over: the WORST Republican is still better than the BEST Democrat. That's probably how liz got elected.
Bub Bye, Liz! Daddy won't get you out of this one, and Gaetz will 'eat you up" in the best Florida tradition!!
Started with George H.W. Bush and his Thousand Points of Light Globalist Viewpoint.
…they have always been Globalists…Globalists Traitors…
Her daddy told her what to do. Her father and Bush have turned against the Republican party that got them elected. Obama and Clintons are their new friends.
I think Liz Cheney is the daughter of a war criminal and should have never been a part of the Republican party. If Biden got wealthy doing favors for foreign powers, Dick Cheney got wealthy exploiting the taxpayers with overpriced reconstruction jobs in Iraq for Halliburton and associates in no bid contracts. Despicable people, all of them.
Her dad was a war monger
If the GOP follows Liz Cheney and the establishment, then we must have a new party. I am tired of giving my tax dollars to pay these idiots to pad their own pockets while committing criminal acts. The Dem/Communists always throw our money at every problem and it solves nothing.
Her and her father made a fortune off the backs of
our son and daughters with there fake reasons for wars.
Get rid of her ASAP
I guess she just has become unimportant for the majority of Americans who got cheated out of their election.
Lady switch Party or just resign which would look much better on you with or without makeup!
she would have to agree with Daddy — they are two birds of the same feather — my vote has always been against her and it will continue to be– she thinks she is so important and really she is not –not even a Wyoming girl — in my eyes — I will vote for anyone but her — Good luck Matt — clean her clock–she is over-rated in my eyes
He really was overwhelmed by the plan to get elected at all costs to get his agenda pushed foreword because he lacked faith in the voters. Therein is the greatest failing of Rove and many other elitists.
All true. I would like to add that the thing that really soured me on RINO Rove, aside from his loser picks, was that if a real Conservative ran against his guys and won (primaries here), he'd attack them instead of backing them, but expect us to support his picks when they'd manage to win. He showed his true colors there several times, the snake that he is.
The sad thing is Rove understood that elections had to be won before policy could be put into action but in attracting a certain type of Rino candidate that appealed to the "Free Ice Cream" society who took full advantage of obtaining free ice cream from which ever party would buy them off. Rove's intent was to get elected but the Rinos he attracted killed the Conservative policy, from that day forth while making a perfect platform to give Social Justice Marxists a means to ferret their way into both parties. Net result is the use of Political Correctness being weaponized in a Cancel Culture which demonizes those who do not run with the mob of anarchists in tearing down both parties. If Biden, Pelosie & the rest of the facilitators were wise they would check out the useful fool Trotsky and start wearing head armor because the cancel culture would put them in the same grave as Trotsky.
Yup, good ol' RINO Rove. There's so much I could add to your post regarding that weasel, but I'm trying to keep my blood pressure down.
The Rinos are the real problem in the GOP since the days of Karl Rove who used the grand scheme of getting elected by being whatever color the person looking for your vote was looking for. Using that measuring stick new Rinos took over the moral fabric of the Gop & sold their votes to Democrats who used Social Engineering to steal the citizens power. If you vote with us on this as a Rino ,I as your Democrat President will promise a mountain of other state money to fix your assured next election. Everybody suffers under that mallet. i
Trump walked into an economy that was booming and managed to get unemployment down to 3.5 % from the 4.7% at his time of swearing in…give me near zero percent interest rates and let me run trillion dollar deficits and I'll do the same. Look at what happened when Covid 19 turned out not to be a Democratic "hoax", all the Emperor's clothes fell off.
She is looking like Dick Cheney in a wig.
Shye may be a Federal Official, but she was elected by the State of Wyoming, and I am not sure that there is no Recall for those. It would be interesting to see what would play out in Court, maybe we have been misled about that?
Wyoming will not recall Liz Cheney. There are no provisions for re-calling any federal official. Those 50K signatures on the petition is less than 10% of the population and doesn't even match the population of the state capitol. On the other hand, if that represents more than 50% of the GOP voters in the state, she could have a problem in 2022.
IMHO, all RINOs need to switch to the Communist-Democrat party
From the pictures I've seen of Liz Cheney, it appears that the Women in Wyoming don't wear make up either. If Wyoming Re-calls her, she will be deserving of it. She needs to either apologize and make amends, or consider switching Parties.
Does she really think we will respect her by allowing a staff person to insult Matt? Not a good move Ms. Cheney but you and your dad have made many bad moves i.e. keeping our country in ENDLESS Wars! She needs to go!