“It’s all about punishing Cheney; it’s about punishing dissenters who dare – who to dare – to impeach the former president, “Brian Stelter, CNN’s Chief Media Correspondent, said on” Trusted Sources “on Sunday. And the idea of a trial in the Senate – it’s crazy! To even think of trying Trump is crazy in right-wing media. “
While right-wing outlets refuse to take their eyes off the Cheney ball, Greene continues to spread misinformation. On Jan. 17, Twitter took note of Greene’s rhetoric and temporarily suspended her from the social media platform after tweeting a conspiracy-laden thread about Senate elections in Georgia.
“You’ll find that Greene is barely getting any attention in pro-Trump stores,” said Stelter. “Instead, their eyes are on Congressman Liz Cheney.”
On Fox News Friday night, anchor Shannon Bream spoke of Cheney about a chyron that read, “Cancellation of Liz Cheney.”
“Greene is getting attention from traditional outlets – she’s under scrutiny – but Cheney is being taken down by pro-Trump media,” Stelter said, adding, it’s important to recognize that Congressman Greene is only a small part of a larger movement, of a larger phenomenon. “
The bigger phenomenon is the spread of the baseless QAnon theory, a set of views supported by many of the people who stormed the Capitol earlier this month and defended it by the likes of Tucker Carlson.
“They come after me because, like President Trump, I will always defend conservative values,” Greene said last week. ‘They want to eliminate me because I represent the people. And they absolutely hate it. ‘