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Liz Cheney: “I think that any person who would be third in line to the presidency must demonstrate a commitment to the Constitution…”

On the recordJuly 20, 2021
I think that any person who would be third in line to the presidency must demonstrate a commitment to the Constitution and a commitment to the rule of law and Minority Leader McCarthy has not done that.
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Liz Cheney
Republican · Wyoming

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Cheney argues that McCarthy's actions disqualify him from being Speaker due to a lack of commitment to the Constitution.

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