(CNN) Republican Rep. Liz Cheney stood her ground Sunday, rejecting her state party's calls for her ouster and denouncing former President Donald Trump, who has sought to turn the GOP against her. "We have to be in a position where we can say we stand for principles, we stand for ideals," she said. Cheney easily survived a House Republican Conference vote to remain in her leadership spot last week, but she has continued to face backlash from Trump loyalists in her home state, and the censure was just the latest example of a state GOP punishing lawmakers who have bucked Trump. The Wyoming Republican Party voted Saturday to formally censure the congresswoman for her vote to impeach the former President and stated in its motion that it intends to "withhold any future political funding" from her. The party called on Cheney to repay donations to her 2020 campaign from the state GOP and any county Republican Parties.

Source: CNN February 07, 2021 15:56 UTC