On Monday, New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman ripped into House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and House Republicans for their apparent abandonment and potential upcoming removal of Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) from the GOP House leadership after several critical comments she made about former President Donald Trump. Cheney, the third-ranking House Republican, has drawn fire from fellow Republicans for speaking against Trump publicly, as well as voting to impeach Trump for incitement to insurrection.