Trump Wields His Clout; 8th Impeachment Foe Falls
7 Of 10 GOP Representatives Who Voted For Impeachment Already Have Fallen
View Source | August 16, 2022 3:33 pm
- The vast majority of 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach former President Trump have been denied re-election, or retired; the last of that group — Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) — is in the fight of her political career in Wyoming’s primary election Tuesday.
- After the 10 Republican House members voted to impeach Trump for his role in the January 6 riots — where pro-Trump demonstrators attacked the U.S. Capitol as the House and Senate were voting to certify President Biden’s 2020 presidential win — Trump made it his mission to defeat those who he viewed as betraying his America first message.
- Of the 10 GOP members on Trump’s target list, seven have already lost their primaries or chose to retire, and only two survived a difficult primary challenge to become the Republican nominee in the November general election.
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