His address to the party faithful was a familiar screed to anyone who tuned in to his 2020 campaign rallies. And the former President continued to fan those flames of disinformation on Saturday night, stating that the 2020 election will "go down as the crime of the century." Farther south in Georgia on Saturday, Republicans who did not support Trump's election lies continued to be punished by the boisterous GOP base. Prominent Republicans have increasingly spoken out about the damage that Trump's election lies are causing, including Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, who was subsequently ousted from her No. 3 post in House Republican leadership, and former House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin.

Source: CNN June 06, 2021 04:18 UTC