McCarthy's backing of Hageman follows months of public disputes involving Cheney and the Republican Party.
earlier this month because of their roles on the House committee investigating the January 6 attack. "There are people who supported Donald Trump because of his policies. But there's a difference between somebody who voted for Donald Trump and being the Republican leader after an insurrection, and setting all of that aside and going to Mar-a-Lago, and rehabilitating him, bringing him back in," she said."That, to me, is unforgivable.
"It's an internal rule that's available to us and we just chose to use it," Wyoming GOP Chairman Frank EathorneThe national party is only supposed to provide resources to candidates who have secured the nomination or are running unopposed in a primary. Meanwhile, there's a push from Wyoming lawmakers to change the laws around voter registration in the state. The bill,, would end the ability for voters to change their party registration on primary day. If passed, this could make it more difficult for independents and Democrats who might want to vote for Cheney in the primary to do so.
In a statement Thursday, Trump endorsed the bill, saying,"It makes total sense that only Democrats vote in the Democrat primary and only Republicans vote in the Republican primary."
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