RNC Censures Cheney and Kinzinger Over Jan. 6 Work

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    The Facts

    • The RNC voted on Friday to formally censure Reps. Liz Cheney (R-WY) and Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) for their work on the Special Committee investigating Jan. 6.

    • A select panel originally advanced the motion on Thursday, ahead of Friday's vote by the full RNC.


    The Spin

    Pro-Trump narrative

    Cheney represents the old GOP, which was more in tune with Wall Street than middle America. This is the eleventh-hour of a dying ancient regime that's trying to stand in the way of Trump's GOP and its populist defense of working-class Americans.

    Left narrative

    The GOP is now a willing hostage of the disgraced former president. The party will no longer tolerate the presence of conscientious conservatives who stand for truth and the rule of law.


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