"The President of the United States summoned this mob, assembled the mob, and lit the flame of this attack," Cheney said in a now famous/infamous quote . These facts require immediate action of President Trump." And McCarthy is allowing it all and even spurring it behind the scenes because, uh, Cheney isn't focused enough on the GOP message. A few weeks later, Kevin McCarthy changed to attacking other people. The simple fact is this: Liz Cheney and Kevin McCarthy were in a very similar place about Trump and the January 6 attack in the immediate aftermath of the riot.

Source: CNN May 10, 2021 14:01 UTC