The Wyoming Republican Party voted Saturday to formally censure Rep. Liz Cheney, the No. 3 Republican in the House, for her vote to impeach former President Donald Trump.
The state Republican Party also called for her to “immediately” resign.
The party intends to “withhold any future political funding” from her, the motion said.
It also called on her to repay donations to her 2020 campaign from the state GOP and any county Republican Parties.
“We need to honor President Trump. All President Trump did was call for a peaceful assembly and protest for a fair and audited election,” said Darin Smith, a Cheyenne attorney who lost to Cheney in the Republican U.S. House primary in 2016. “The Republican Party needs to put her on notice.”
In s statement Saturday, Rep. Cheney said, “My vote to impeach was compelled by the oath I swore to the Constitution. Wyoming citizens know that this oath does not bend or yield to politics or partisanship,” Cheney said in a statement Saturday.
“I will always fight for Wyoming values and stand up for our Western way of life. We have great challenges ahead of us as we move forward and combat the disastrous policies of the Biden Administration. I look forward to continuing to work with officials and citizens across Wyoming to be the most effective voice and advocate in defense of our families, industries, and communities,” she added.
The other nine Republicans in the House who voted to impeach Trump have faced their own levels of criticism from the GOP. Rep. Tom Rice, R-S.C., was similarly censured by the South Carolina Republican Party last week.