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Cheney vows to do ‘everything I can’ to keep Trump from Oval Office

By Thomas McKinless
Posted May 12, 2021 at 11:24am

House Republicans voted Wednesday morning to remove Rep. Liz Cheney from her role as conference chairwoman, a rebuke of her criticism of President Donald Trump.

“I will do everything I can to ensure that the former president never again gets anywhere near the Oval Office,” Cheney told reporters shortly after the vote.

[Read more: House Republicans oust Liz Cheney from No. 3 leadership post]

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