Joe Biden joined Democrats on Wednesday in defending Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) to keep the Republican Conference chair position.
When Biden was asked if he had “any comments on the efforts to oust Liz Cheney from the House Republican leadership post?”
Biden replied, “I don’t understand the Republicans.”
Biden’s comment comes after several Democrats voiced support for Cheney as current Republican Conference chair after House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) said Tuesday Cheney’s family-like style of big government politics is incompatible with “carrying out the message.”
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) praised Cheney on Tuesday for her “courage” and “patriotism,” along with Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA), who showed sympathy for Cheney by tweeting, “TRANSLATION: Representative Liz Cheney is unwilling to lie.”
“It’s clear House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has lost control of his caucus…,” the DNC War Room’s Twitter account also said.
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