After months spent criticizing former President Donald Trump, Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) has finally been removed from her leadership position in the GOP. The prevailing consensus amongst corporate media is that Cheney lost her spot because the GOP does not tolerate criticism of Trump. But corporate media conveniently ignored the fact that Cheney was actually removed from leadership for acting in opposition to the conservative base. Cheney famously — and vocally — voted to impeach Trump in January 2021, outraging the broader conservative base and aligning herself with the NeverTrump faction. Following this action, Cheney was confirmed in her leadership position in February by 145 of her fellow GOP members – a winning margin of 2 to 1. That vote, which placed pressure on House Minority Leader McCarthy, was seen as another tone-deaf move by the GOP, which has been increasingly seen as out of touch and disdainful of its …