Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, called for House Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney, of Wyoming, to be removed from her leadership role after she voted to impeach President Donald Trump on Wednesday.
Jordan, a co-founder of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, is one of several Republican congressmen backing a petition to oust Cheney from House leadership.
He argued the House Republican Conference “should have a second vote” to remove Cheney.
“I think she’s totally wrong,” he told reporters.
Another source close to Jordan told Fox News the congressman believes “it’s time for a regime change in the conference.”
Several other Republicans agree.
“When Representative Cheney came out for impeachment today, she failed to consult with the Conference, failed to abide by the spirit of the rules of the Republican Conference, and ignored the preferences of Republican voters,” Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Mont., said in a statement Tuesday. “She is weakening our conference at a key moment for personal political gain and is unfit to lead. She must step down as Conference Chair.”
Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., echoed their concerns and said Cheney is “not representing the conference; she’s not representing the Republican ideals.”
The petition circulating the House GOP states Cheney enabled Democrats’ partisan impeachment effort by condemning Trump.
“Whereas, Congresswoman Cheney’s condemnation of President Trump and her support for President Trump’s impeachment have been used multiple times by Democrats as justification for a truncated impeachment process that denies the president due process,” the petition reads.
The petition also says Cheney’s “personal position on issues does not reflect that of the majority of the Republican Conference and has brought the conference into disrepute and produced discord.”
Cheney is one of 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump for “inciting” the riot at the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6.
