Kevin McCarthy’s epic flip-flop on Liz Cheney

Republicans ousted Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney for being critical of former President Trump’s role in the Capitol riot -- but weren’t many of them doing the same thing back in January? In this latest episode of The Point, CNN’s Chris Cillizza explains why many Republicans, including House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, have flip-flopped and left Cheney on an island.

SOURCES AND FURTHER READING:

Cheney: I Will Vote To Impeach The President
https://cheney.house.gov/2021/01/12/cheney-i-will-vote-to-impeach-the-president/

McCarthy confirms he's backing Stefanik for No. 3 House Republican post
https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/09/politics/kevin-mccarthy-elise-stefanik-liz-cheney-replacement/index.html

Here's the big tell on the real reason Republican leaders want to dump Liz Cheney
https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/05/politics/liz-cheney-elise-stefanik/index.html

The significance of Liz Cheney’s and Mitch McConnell’s impeachment moves
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/01/13/gop-inches-toward-desperate-decoupling-with-trump/

The top Republican in the House is trying to rewrite history on the January 6 Capitol riot
https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/26/politics/kevin-mccarthy-chris-wallace-fox-news-sunday-january-6/index.html

https://twitter.com/AdamKinzinger/status/1392439103426383872

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