‘Ignoring the Lie Emboldens the Liar’

<p>Today, Liz Cheney, the No. 3 Republican in the House, is expected to be removed from her leadership position.</p><p>She has found herself on a lonely political island by continuing to speak out against former President Donald Trump.</p><p>We look at the factors behind her ouster and the new requirements for Republican leadership. </p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/catie-edmondson?smid=pc-thedaily">Catie Edmondson</a>, a reporter in The New York Times’s Washington bureau. </p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/signup/NTTD?smid=pc-thedaily">Sign up here</a> to get The Daily in your inbox each morning. And for an exclusive look at how the biggest stories on our show come together, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-daily?module=inline">subscribe to our newsletter</a>. </p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>In turning on Ms. Cheney,Republicans <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/05/us/politics/liz-cheney-elise-stefanik.html?smid=pc-thedaily">have bowed to Mr. Trump’s election lies</a>.</li><li>The Wyoming congresswoman challenged Republicans to turn away from Trump after Jan. 6. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/22/magazine/liz-cheney-vs-maga.html?smid=pc-thedaily">Instead, they turned on her</a>.</li><li>“History is watching.”<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/05/us/politics/liz-cheney-opinion-essay.html?smid=pc-thedaily"> Here are five key arguments</a> from Ms. Cheney’s Washington Post opinion essay this month.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.</p>