Targeting House ‘traitors’

Freedom Caucus Chair Andy Biggs introduced a resolution Tuesday aimed at removing Republican Reps. Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Adam Kinzinger of Illinois from the House GOP conference, two lawmakers confirmed to The Post.

Biggs (R-Ariz.) pointed to Cheney and Kinzinger’s decision to accept Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s invitation to sit on the Jan. 6 select committee, which a sizable number of GOP lawmakers have alleged is politically motivated and skewed in Democrats’ favor.

Kinzinger and Cheney’s decision to buck party lines and serve on the panel has been met with sharp backlash from a number of their party colleagues, with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) going as far as referring to them as “Pelosi Republicans.” The call to oust them from the House GOP conference has been met with praise among conservative hard-liners.

“I am extremely supportive of Representative Biggs’ resolution, which he attempted to introduce today,” Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-Mont.) said in a statement. “You can’t spend halftime in the opponent’s locker room and expect the team to welcome you back for the rest of the game. I hope the GOP Conference will seriously consider this.”