Cheney and Kinzinger Only Two Republicans to Back Censuring Paul Gosar

Representatives Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) and Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) are the lone 2 Republicans to backmost censuring Representative Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) and are expected to ballot for a solution contiguous that would instrumentality distant his committee seats for posting an animated video that showed him sidesplitting Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and attacking President Joe Biden.

That the 2 Republicans volition ballot to censure Gosar is not a surprise.

Cheney told The Associated Press past week that she supports censuring Gosar “for his continued indefensible activities.” Kinzinger, meanwhile, tweeted yesterday that the House has “to clasp Members accountable who incite oregon glorify violence, who dispersed and perpetuate unsafe conspiracies.”

We person to clasp Members accountable who incite or glorify violence, who dispersed and perpetuate unsafe conspiracies. The nonaccomplishment to bash truthful volition instrumentality america 1 measurement person to this fantasized unit becoming real.⁰⁰To beryllium clear, I’ll beryllium voting yes connected the Gosar censure resolution.

— Adam Kinzinger (@RepKinzinger) November 16, 2021

Censuring Gosar would outgo him his seats connected the House Oversight and Reform and Natural Resources committees.

Both Cheney and Kinzinger person stood successful stark absorption to the Republican Party by supporting the mandate of the House Select Committee tasked with investigating the events of January 6, the time a mob of erstwhile President Donald Trump’s supporters attacked the United States Capitol to hold the electoral certification of President Joe Biden’s 2020 predetermination win.

Gosar, for his part, is being investigated for reportedly participating successful readying sessions with the organizers of the “Stop the Steal” rally on with different members of Congress, including Representatives Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.)