Majority of Republicans agree with decision to replace Cheney: Poll

By Lawrence Richard

Published May 16, 2021 12:00am ET

A majority of Republicans agree with the decision to remove Republican Rep. Liz Cheney from her leadership role in the House, a new poll finds.

Eighty percent of Republican voters supported the decision to remove Cheney from her No. 3 spot as the House Republican Conference’s chairwoman, including 69% who said she was no longer “on message” with the Republican Party, according to the CBS News poll.