McCain Says House GOP Trying To Replace Cheney for ‘Refusing To Debase Herself To Cheeto Jesus’

Co-host of “The View” Meghan McCain is ripping into House Republican lawmakers as they are reportedly readying a vote to strip Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), the No. 3 House Republican, of her leadership role.

On Wednesday, McCain questioned the wisdom of Republicans seeking to punish Cheney for being critical of former President Donald Trump and for publicly denouncing his unfounded claims that the presidential election was stolen.

She noted that House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) was reportedly heard blasting Cheney before he did an interview on “Fox & Friends.”

“Well, let’s cut the crap, wasn’t caught on a hot mic. I think anyone in politics knows that was done intentionally,” McCain said.

She continued, “And what’s happening is, it’s very clear, and I’m going to be a little crass, they’re shivving her for her going on television multiple times and saying that the election wasn’t stolen and for refusing to debase herself to Cheeto Jesus.”

She also noted that she has tried to “accept, understand, and include the MAGA base of this party.”

Now, McCain claimed that McCarthy is sending a message that women “who refuse to bend the knee to President Trump but still remain loyal Republicans” do not have a place in the party and are instead “worthless” and “not worth fighting for to keep.”

“And the leadership in the party is doubling down that Trump is the future. Now, what happened when we doubled down that Trump is the future? We lost four, count ’em, four Senate seats in the last election in red states, including in my home state of Arizona. We lost a giant election spectacularly,” she charged.