From Mar-a-Lago, Donald Trump is still lord and master of the Republican Party

WASHINGTON.- From your station Mar-a-Lago, Donald Trump continues to pull the strings of the Republican Party. The ex-president’s firm control was revealed this week, when Trumpism has displayed all its fury against a specific figure in Congress: Liz Cheney, the third-largest Republican in the opposition caucus in the House of Representatives, daughter of former vice president Dick Cheney.

Trump and his allies on Capitol Hill have launched an offensive to replace Cheney, a congressman from a Wyoming district, from the Republican leadership in Congress, a dispute that is set against the backdrop of the great debate that has marked Republicans since. Last year.: the false accusation that President Joe Biden won the presidential election through massive fraud.

“The belicista Liz Cheney, who is virtually out of support in the state of Grand Wyoming, goes on to say, subconsciously and foolishly, that there was no voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election when in fact , the evidence, including legislative approvals, as required by the United States The constitution shows exactly the opposite, “Trump said this week, in a statement released for his week, perpetuating what the United States ended up doing. call it “the big lie”.

A few hours later, Cheney published a column on The Washington Post in which he said the Republican Party was at “a crossroads”.

“Trump seeks to unravel the critical elements of our constitutional structure that make democracy work: confidence in the outcome of elections and the rule of law. No other US president has ever done this, ”the congresswoman wrote. “The Republican Party is at a crossroads and Republicans must decide if we are going to opt for the truth and loyalty to the Constitution, ”he stressed.

But Republicans in Congress appear determined to back Trump. The Republican caucus actually seems to already have its replacement ready: Elise Stefanik, a congresswoman from New York, a staunch supporter of Trump. Opposition leader in the lower house, Kevin McCarthy, has also shown broad support for the mogul.

Republican control was also highlighted in a photo posted this week on Twitter. Senator Ted Cruz, Trump’s former rival in the 2016 primary election, traveled to Florida to share a dinner with the former president and take the necessary photo.

“I had a great dinner tonight with President Trump in Mar-a-Lago,” Cruz tweeted with the image. “He’s in a good mood! We spent the night talking about working together to take over the House and the Senate in 2022, ”he continued.

Republican continued support for Trump has shown once again that Trumpism remains the main political force in the opposition. Many Republicans in Washington still argue that Trump’s election was “stolen,” a position that casts a veil of illegitimacy on Joe Biden’s presidency, even as state legislatures, Congress and the judiciary – more of 60 state courts and tribunals – the feds have dismissed fraud charges – they have approved the results of the last election.

Cheney was left isolated and lonely, repeating the defense of a Republican party that many believe lost forever at the hands of a Trump sect.

“History is watching. Our children are watching. We must be courageous enough to stand up for the basic principles that support and protect our freedom. and our democratic process, ”he wrote in The Washington Post. There is no indication that the correspondent will answer this call.

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