Chris Christie says Liz Cheney 'wanted to be kicked out' of House Republican leadership

Chris Christie said on Sunday that Liz Cheney wanted to be kicked out of the House Republican leadership because of her criticism of Donald Trump.

The ex-Republican governor pointed to the influence of primary voters within the party as the reason why politics inside Washington, DC was not the top concern of most GOP members.

He said that Liz Cheney wanted to be kicked out and that she was reelected to her leadership position.

He said that it looked like someone who wanted to be kicked out when she continued after that.

Jonathan Karl, an ABC News correspondent, said that Cheney was holding firm to her beliefs about the Constitution.

He said that she wants to defend the Constitution of the United States.

The first time that Republicans inside that caucus had a chance to vote on Liz Cheney, they voted overwhelmingly to keep her.

Cheney was ousted as House Republican Conference Chair in May of last year because of her continued public admonishment of Trump for his role in the Capitol riot.

The Capitol insurrection was seen by Cheney as an attack on the rule of law, as it disrupted the Electoral College certification of now- President Joe Biden's 2020 electoral victory and sent lawmakers into secure locations away from the rioters who broke into the building.

To Cheney, Trump abdicated his commitment to the peaceful transfer of power from his conduct on January 6, threatening democracy based on debunked election theories that were used to whip up disgruntled supporters.

The congresswoman was one of 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump for his role in the riot.

The Republican caucus voted to keep Cheney in leadership.

The relationship between Cheney, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California, and House Minority Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana deteriorated as she kept lambasting Trump for his election claims.

After a second vote, Cheney was voted out of her position and replaced by a new one.

Cheney has emerged as a prominent member of the House panel investigating the January 6 attack on the Capitol, and she is running for reelection to her at-large Wyoming House seat, despite dozens of her colleagues throwing their support behind her most prominent GOP challenger.