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Will Republicans Remain the Party of Trump?

Katherine Gypson

   Donald Trump is no longer in the White House, but the former U.S.
   president's influence is still keenly felt on Capitol Hill, where the
   January 6 rioting by his supporters has created deep divisions within
   the Republican Party.

   House Republicans planned to meet Wednesday to decide the futures of
   two members of their caucus on opposite sides of the debate over Trump:
   Representative Liz Cheney of Wyoming, the third-ranking Republican
   leader in the House, and freshman Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene
   of Georgia, who has expressed support for far-right conspiracy views,
   including those of QAnon.

   At issue is whether to strip the pro-Trump Greene of her committee
   assignments and whether to remove Cheney from the Republican leadership
   team for her vote to impeach Trump. Those decisions will force a
   reckoning on whether Republicans remain loyal to Trump and his
   supporters or move away from his influence.

   Ten House Republicans voted with Democrats January 13 to impeach Trump
   for inciting the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol last month. Cheney,
   the only woman on her party's leadership team, was the highest-ranking
   Republican to vote for impeachment. She released a statement so
   strongly condemning Trump that it was cited by Democratic House
   impeachment managers in their trial brief.

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