Trump’s Fight With Establishment Fueled Cheney’s Antagonism: GOP Lawmakers

Trump’s Fight With Establishment Fueled Cheney’s Antagonism: GOP Lawmakers
Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) arrives to a primary night event in Jackson, Wyo., on Aug. 16, 2022. Alex Wong/Getty Images
Eva Fu
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The Washington establishment—both Republican and Democratic—shuns former President Donald Trump because he was an “outsider” who disrupted rules in Washington, according to Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas).

Part of that establishment is the Congress, a “country club” that in Nehls’ terms includes many individuals who “wanted to determine who can come in” and be part of it. One example, he said, is Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), who rose to become one of Trump’s fiercest Republican critics.

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Eva Fu is an award-winning, New York-based journalist for The Epoch Times focusing on U.S. politics, U.S.-China relations, religious freedom, and human rights. Contact Eva at [email protected]
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