President Donald Trump tweeted harsh criticisms of Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, the highest ranking female Republican in the House, Thursday morning.
WASHINGTON, DC – NOVEMBER 25: U.S. President Donald Trump talks with Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) (L) after signing H.R. 2423, the Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act, in the Oval Office at the White House on November 25, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
Trump’s comments come two days after Republican Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz and other Trump allies called for her ouster from GOP leadership at a closed-door conference meeting. (EXCLUSIVE: Trump, Ben Carson Are ‘Tearing Down’ An Obama-Era Housing Rule Accused Of Funneling Money Into Wealthy Areas)
“Liz Cheney is only upset because I have been actively getting our great and beautiful Country out of the ridiculous and costly Endless Wars,” Trump wrote. “I am also making our so-called allies pay tens of billions of dollars in delinquent military costs. They must, at least, treat us fairly!!!”
Liz Cheney is only upset because I have been actively getting our great and beautiful Country out of the ridiculous and costly Endless Wars. I am also making our so-called allies pay tens of billions of dollars in delinquent military costs. They must, at least, treat us fairly!!!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 23, 2020
The president also retweeted a message from Republican Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul calling on Cheney to step down from her post.
“We should all join @realDonaldTrump in advocating to stop our endless wars,” Paul tweeted. “Liz Cheney not only wants to stay forever, she’s leading the fight to try to stop him from leaving. Unacceptable.”
We should all join @realDonaldTrump in advocating to stop our endless wars. Liz Cheney not only wants to stay forever, she’s leading the fight to try to stop him from leaving. Unacceptable. https://t.co/yCS93P3zos
— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) July 21, 2020
Cheney sided with House Democrats to block Trump from withdrawing U.S. troops from Afghanistan and Germany in early July.
She shook off the attacks from members of her own party during an interview with Fox News.
“On our side of the aisle, it’s a healthy thing for us to have those kinds of debates and discussions,” Cheney stated. “I’m sure we’ll have more as things go along, but the fundamental point here is that we’re unified in making sure that President Trump is reelected in November, that Nancy Pelosi is no longer speaker, that we take back the majority in the House and that we ensure that we hold the majority in the Senate.”
She also addressed Trump’s tweet directly Thursday morning.
“It’s no secret the president and I disagree on some foreign policy issues,” she told Politico before adding that her highest priority is to “provide for the defense of the nation.”
When asked about Trump's tweet this morning, @Liz_Cheney tells me: "It's no secret the president and I disagree on some foreign policy issues."
She also says that as a member of the Armed Services Committee, her biggest obligation is to “provide for the defense of the nation.”
— Melanie Zanona (@MZanona) July 23, 2020