In a public letter to Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY), who voted to impeach President Donald Trump yesterday, the Wyoming Republican Party said the “whirlwind” provoked by Cheney caused their phones to ring constantly, their email inboxes to overflow, and their official website to receive more traffic than ever before in its history.
“There has not been a time during our tenure when we have seen this type of an outcry from our fellow Republicans, with the anger and frustration being palpable in the comments we have received,” the letter, written by Wyoming GOP leadership, explains. “The consensus is clear that those who are reaching out to the Party vehemently disagree with Representative Cheney’s decision and actions.”
While the Wyoming Republican Party has – thus far – stopped short of censuring Cheney or joining Wyomingites in their complaints, they compiled a list of the most common objections to Cheney’s behavior:
By announcing her decision to vote for impeachment Representative Cheney denied President Trump due process; she judged the “evidence” before it was presented and refused to listen to the arguments made.
Wyoming voted for the reelection of President Trump by a margin of 70% to 30%. 195,000 Wyomingites voted for President Trump. Representative Cheney is in Washington, DC to represent Wyoming’s interest, not the interest of the beltway elites.
President Trump did not incite anyone to riot. Read the transcript of what he said and watch the video.
We have watched the leftists and progressives in this country riot, burn, kill, maim, loot and destroy cities and communities for 7 months, often with Democrat leaders egging them on, bailing them out and refusing to condemn their actions.
Representative Cheney has aligned herself with leftists who are screaming that what happened last Wednesday is the “worst thing ever in our history” (or similar such claims). That is absurd and shows their lack of knowledge of history as well as their willingness to skew the facts to further their corrupt agenda.
The Democrats are using this to smear the entire conservative movement and all Republicans. By voting to impeach, Representative Cheney is helping them in that effort.
Wyoming’s way of life and our entire economic future is under attack. We count on our elected officials to protect us. This move to impeach President Trump shows that we have a real reason to fear what is going to happen under the Biden administration.
This move to impeach President Trump makes it that much more difficult for our country to solve the serious problems we have, including Chinese and Iranian aggression, our overwhelming debt, and the catastrophic response to covid19.
“These are only some of the themes of the comments we have received,” the letter explains. “We as a Party respect our elected officials and assume that they will respect and represent their constituents.”
The anger appears not just to stop with Cheney, as Republicans yesterday began to decry Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), who did not cast a vote for or against impeachment, after he came to Cheney’s defense.
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), went so far as to publicly criticize Crenshaw on Twitter, once considered an implausible decision during Crenshaw’s more popular years.