Top Democrats Come to Cheney’s Defense Amid GOP Spat

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and then-Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) speak at a press conference marking the one year anniversary of the House passing H.R. 1, the "For the People Act," in Washington on March 10, 2020. Win McNamee/Getty Images

Top Democrats in the House came to the defense of Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), the GOP’s third-highest ranking member in the lower chamber who is currently in the midst of a battle involving her political future.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Tuesday told reporters: “I do commend Lynn Cheney [sic] for her courage, for her patriotism.”