Liz Cheney's New Book Slams GOP As 'Enablers And Collaborators' Of 'Orange Jesus' Trump

In her new book, “Oath and Honor,” former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyom.) casts a critical light on the Republican Party’s continued support for Donald Trump despite his 2020 election loss.

What Happened: Cheney’s book offers a scathing depiction of her ex-colleagues and party leaders, whom she describes as "enablers and collaborators," CNN reported.  

She maintains that they breached their Constitutional oath for political gain and out of loyalty to Trump, who she brands as "the most dangerous man ever to inhabit the Oval Office." 

In her book, Cheney reproaches former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), alleging that he confessed to her that Trump was conscious of his election defeat. She also criticizes McCarthy’s successor, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), for his excessive susceptibleness to Trump’s compliments.

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The book narrates the Republicans’ shift from denouncing Trump to endorsing his baseless allegations of election fraud. Cheney reveals that McCarthy informed her that Trump admitted his defeat just two days after the election.

Cheney calls out other Republicans who propagated Trump’s election falsehoods despite knowing the truth, including House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio). She also criticizes Johnson, who coerced GOP members to back an amicus brief to reverse the election outcomes of four states that Trump lost.

Cheney describes an incident prior to the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, where GOP members were encouraged to sign electoral vote objection sheets, an act she interprets as a public declaration of allegiance to Trump. "Among them was Republican Congressman Mark Green of Tennessee," Cheney writes.

"As he moved down the line, signing his name to the pieces of paper, Green said sheepishly to no one in particular, ‘The things we do for the Orange Jesus.'"

Why It Matters: The book, set to be released on Dec. 5, also sheds light on the internal conflicts within the Republican party, including McCarthy's removal from the speakership in October 2023.

Cheney, long regarded as a potential future leader within the GOP, clashed with Trump following the Jan. 6 riots. She played a prominent role as the vice chair of the House committee investigating the events of the Capitol riots. Despite seeking reelection in 2022, she was defeated in the Wyoming GOP primary by now-Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-Wyom.).

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