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‘Ignoring the Lie Emboldens the Liar’

Episode Summary

Today, Liz Cheney, the No. 3 Republican in the House, is expected to be removed from her leadership position. She has found herself on a lonely political island by continuing to speak out against former President Donald Trump. We look at the factors behind her ouster and the new requirements for Republican leadership. Guest: Catie Edmondson, a reporter in The New York Times’s Washington bureau.

Episode Notes

Today, Liz Cheney, the No. 3 Republican in the House, is expected to be removed from her leadership position.

She has found herself on a lonely political island by continuing to speak out against former President Donald Trump.

We look at the factors behind her ouster and the new requirements for Republican leadership. 

Guest: Catie Edmondson, a reporter in The New York Times’s Washington bureau. 

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