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McConnell congratulates Rep. Cheney, has nothing to say about Rep. Greene
By John Wagner and Mike DeBonis
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) offered hearty congratulations Thursday to Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) for retaining her leadership positions but was mum on another matter decided by House Republicans: that no action would be taken against Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.).
Both matters were discussed during a lengthy closed-door meeting Wednesday.
Asked Thursday what his reaction was to what transpired, McConnell said: “I congratulate Liz Cheney on a landslide victory. It must be very satisfying to her, and it was a great win.”
Asked about Republicans letting Greene keep her committee assignments, McConnell declined to answer.
During the meeting, House Republicans voted 145 to 61 to reject a call for Cheney’s resignation from the No. 3 leadership post — a move demanded by Trump loyalists upset by her vote to impeach the former president.
While Republicans decided not to discipline Greene, the full House is expected to vote Thursday on a Democratic-led measure to remove her from her committee assignments in response to repeated extremist rhetoric.
