The Facts
- The RNC voted on Friday to formally censure Reps. Liz Cheney (R-WY) and Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) for their work on the Special Committee investigating Jan. 6.
- A select panel originally advanced the motion on Thursday, ahead of Friday's vote by the full RNC.
- This has been described as a GOP effort to purge members seen as insufficiently loyal to Trump.
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The Spin
Pro-Trump narrative
Cheney represents the old GOP, which was more in tune with Wall Street than middle America. This is the eleventh-hour of a dying ancient regime that's trying to stand in the way of Trump's GOP and its populist defense of working-class Americans.
Left narrative
The GOP is now a willing hostage of the disgraced former president. The party will no longer tolerate the presence of conscientious conservatives who stand for truth and the rule of law.
