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Feb. 18, 2022: McCarthy endorses Cheney Challenger
Feb. 18, 2022: McCarthy endorses Cheney Challenger
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4 minutes
Released:
Feb 18, 2022
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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy officially backed Harriet Hageman,
the primary challenger to Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), Olivia Beavers
reports. While tensions have simmered between McCarthy and Cheney for
over a year, it’s highly unusual for party leadership to back a
challenge to a sitting member of their conference.
Listen to Playbook Deep Dive: The untold story of the former judge who
beat Trump on Jan. 6
Raghu Manavalan is the Host of POLITICO's Playbook.
Jenny Ament is the Senior Producer of POLITICO Audio.
the primary challenger to Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), Olivia Beavers
reports. While tensions have simmered between McCarthy and Cheney for
over a year, it’s highly unusual for party leadership to back a
challenge to a sitting member of their conference.
Listen to Playbook Deep Dive: The untold story of the former judge who
beat Trump on Jan. 6
Raghu Manavalan is the Host of POLITICO's Playbook.
Jenny Ament is the Senior Producer of POLITICO Audio.
Released:
Feb 18, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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