RNC chair defends censure of Cheney and Kinzinger after GOP backlash

Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel defended the RNC's decision to censure Reps. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) and Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) in an op-ed in Townhall Tuesday and called media coverage of the action "patently false."

Why it matters: The censure of Cheney and Kinzinger earlier this week over their participation in the Jan. 6 select committee, which the RNC said amounted to "persecution of ordinary citizens engaged in legitimate political discourse," has been met with backlash from some Republicans.

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said earlier Tuesday it is "not the job" of the RNC to single out Republican members who disagree with the party.

By Ivana Saric.

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