Cheney says in new book GOP rep called Trump ‘Orange Jesus’: Report

In her new book, former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) reportedly recalls a scene in which a fellow House member called former President Trump “Orange Jesus.”

In the book, “Oath and Honor,” Cheney says that while in the GOP cloakroom in the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, members were encouraged to sign onto electoral vote objection sheets, according to CNN. There was a sheet for each of the states that GOP members were pushing back against, per Cheney.

“Among them was Republican Congressman Mark Green of Tennessee,” Cheney writes, according to CNN, which received an advanced copy of the book set to be released Dec. 5. “As he moved down the line, signing his name to the pieces of paper, Green said sheepishly to no one in particular, ‘The things we do for the Orange Jesus.’”

A spokesperson for Green argued that what Cheney said about the lawmaker was “false.”

“She and her publishers would know this had they reached out to Rep. Green or his office,” the spokesperson said in an emailed statement. “There was a large crowd in the cloak room that day and Congressman Green unequivocally denies making this comment.”

The former Wyoming congresswoman has been a critic of Trump in recent years and was one of the 10 Republicans who voted to impeach the former president in the wake of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. She also served on the House select committee that looked into the attack.

In “Oath and Honor,” CNN also reported that Cheney says former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) told her Trump was aware he had lost the 2020 presidential election and had told him so two days after the election. 

“He knows it’s over,” McCarthy told Cheney after speaking with Trump, CNN reported.

“He needs to go through all the stages of grief,” he added.