Cheney ousted as Trump rules

Liz Cheney, embattled, feisty Congresswoman who dared to criticise Donald Trump over the January 6 "insurrection" against the Capitol, has been ousted from her role as Number 3 in the Republican party. Her so-called colleagues in the House, led by Kevin McCarthy, House Minority leader, are so wrapped into the Trump Magic Circle that the disobedient, disloyal Liz Cheney had to be removed to allow her place to be taken by a fervent Donald supporter. Dick Cheney, her father and one of history's most powerful ex-US vice presidents must be mortified at the way the family name has been besmirched in this internicene battle. The message from the Cheney ousting is clear. The only way to survive in the Republican party is to bow down and adore Trump, the man who led them to defeat. It really is a massive political contradiction. Does Kevin McCarthy think it's the best policy for the future of the party to hang on to the coat tails of the former president? Well I suppose he does. Either that or he is just scared at saying or doing anything that might upset Donald Trump. Today was a victory for Trump and a defeat for the Republican party's chances of extracting themselves from the Donald clutches and moving on to another leader who might have a better chance of beating Joe Biden in 2024. Today will be remembered as the moment when the Republican party lost its head and its direction. Liz Cheney was one of the few to go against Trump and she has suffered the consequences. But in the end she will be proved right and if Trump stands again in 2024 and is defeated for the second time, some Republicans, although probably not the unctuous Kevin McCarthy, will have the grace to say she was right.