Killer endorsement.
House GOP Conference Chair Liz Cheney has earned the support of convicted felon-turned-Twitter pundit O.J. Simpson, amid the fight of her political life.
Cheney (R-Wyo.), the No. 3 Republican in the House, earned the Juice’s respect because she “stands up for truth.”
Simpson offered his kind words via video posted to Twitter Monday, noting that at first, “I gotta admit, I was not a fan of Liz Cheney.”
“Don’t get me wrong, I’m 50-50 on her politics, but I didn’t like her. And then I just realized recently, the reason I didn’t like her had to do with her father, probably my least favorite politician of my adult life, former Vice President Dick Cheney,” he continued.
“Then I saw a show the other day and I saw a quote by Voltaire and it said that patriotism was the enemy of mankind,” Simpson said, noting the quote incorrectly.
The actual quote from the French writer reads, “It is lamentable that to be a good patriot, one must become the enemy of the rest of mankind.”
Simpson went on to say that while thinking about the quote, he “somehow started thinking about the Republican Party.”
“It’s seems that that big truth and honesty, seems to be the enemy of many of these Republican politicians,” he continued. “And Liz Cheney stands up for the truth, that’s got her a lot of heat.”
“She may lose her position in the party, she may even lose her career as a politician, but that is something to be admired. Standing up for the truth, that’s something I know her father wouldn’t have done so, right now I’m kind of a fan of Liz Cheney,” he closed.
Simpson, a once-revered football player and public figure, was acquitted of the 1994 murder of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman, though he lost a civil suit which was repeatedly upheld in appeals courts holding him liable for the deaths.
He also did nine years in prison for armed robbery and kidnapping in Nevada.
The No. 3 House Republican survived an attempt to oust her from leadership in February over her vote to impeach President Donald Trump.
Her standing with GOP colleagues has weakened since then, though, as members grew frustrated with her continued comments regarding the former president and the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
Her split with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on the scope of a 9/11-style commission on the riot, as well as her revealing exclusively to The Post that she was mulling a 2024 White House bid, also drew the ire of leadership.
McCarthy was caught on a hot mic last Tuesday saying, “I think she’s got real problems. I’ve had it with … I’ve had it with her. You know, I’ve lost confidence.”
This weekend he went further, formally endorsing Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) for the job.
McCarthy notified House Republicans in a letter Monday that he would move forward on a vote on the top leadership position this Wednesday.
“This is no time to take our eye off the ball. If we are to succeed in stopping the radical Democrat agenda from destroying our country, these internal conflicts need to be resolved so as to not detract from the efforts of our collective team.”
“Having heard from so many of you in recent days, it’s clear that we need to make a change,” he wrote, referencing Republicans’ goal to take back the House and Senate in 2022.
Stefanik has the backing of House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) as well as Trump.
In a statement to The Post last week, Scalise spokeswoman Lauren Fine explained the decision as one about keeping Republicans’ priorities in check.
Since then, Trump has doubled down on his opposition to “warmonger” Cheney keeping her leadership post or her House seat, releasing statement after statement knocking the embattled Wyoming lawmaker.
“The House GOP has a massive opportunity to upgrade this week from warmonger Liz Cheney to gifted communicator Elise Stefanik. Elise has intelligence, an endorsement from American Patriot Brandon Judd and the National Border Patrol Council, she has an A+ from the NRA, and she loves our Veterans,” he said in a statement Monday.
For her part, Cheney has stood by her positions, arguing in a Washington Post op-ed last week, “History is watching. Our children are watching. We must be brave enough to defend the basic principles that underpin and protect our freedom and our democratic process.
“I am committed to doing that, no matter what the short-term political consequences might be.”
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