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The 10 Republicans who joined the Democrat effort to impeach former President Donald Trump in February, saying he was responsible for the breach on the Capitol, all received criticism from their home states—while some were censured, others were told to resign. Currently, 9 out of the 10 are facing primary challengers from within the GOP, Trump’s America First Wing.

“Instead of attacking me and, more importantly, the voters of our movement, top establishment Republicans in Washington should be spending their energy in opposing Biden, Pelosi, Schumer, and the Democrats,” Trump said in his February CPAC speech.

Congressional members Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), Rep. Anthony Gonzalez (R-Ohio), Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-Wash.), Rep. John Katko (R-N.Y.), Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.), Rep. Peter Meijer (R-Mich.), Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.), Rep. Tom Rice (R-S.C.), Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.), Rep. David Valadao (R-Calif.) all voted to impeach Trump, while the majority of Republicans voted against the impeachment, believing it was unconstitutional and unwarranted.

“The Democrats don’t have grandstanders … and in the House, Tom Rice, … Adam Kinzinger, Dan Newhouse, Anthony Gonzalez … Fred Upton, Jaime Herrera Beutler, Peter Meijer, John Katko, David Valadao, and of course the warmonger, a person that loves seeing our troops fighting, Liz Cheney,” Trump said.

“How about that? The good news is in her state, she’s been censured, and in her state, her poll numbers have dropped faster than any human being I’ve ever seen. So hopefully they’ll get rid of her with the next election. Get rid of them all,” Trump added.

Rep. Cheney, the most well-known and established congresswoman in the group of 10, has faced constant backlash since voting to impeach Trump, including being censured by her state’s Republican Party and later being removed as GOP House Conference Chair for her constant criticism of Trump.

Cheney is being challenged by Wyoming State Senator Anthony Bouchard whose campaign raised $400,000 in 3 months in small donations. Bouchard said he is the strong conservative that Wyoming needs.

A protester shouts in agreement with Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) as he gives a speech during a rally against Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) outside the Wyoming State Capitol in Cheyenne, Wyo., on Jan. 28, 2021. (Michael Cummo/The Wyoming Tribune Eagle via AP)

“President Trump stated, ‘The Liz Cheney’s of the world: We have to get rid of them,’” said Bouchard in a media release. “It looks like conservatives across America, but especially in Wyoming, agree as strongly with him as I do. My campaign’s momentum is growing every day.”

Although Trump has not formally endorsed Bouchard, Trump’s press director put out a statement saying a Wyoming poll found that Cheney is extremely vulnerable since her state voted overwhelmingly for Trump in 2020. ...

According to Andrew Boucher, a partner at RightVoter and an organizer of The Charleston Meeting, “You can’t be an anti-Trump Republican and win a primary in this party anywhere in America.” ...

Norton, an Afghanistan War veteran and former Sand Lake Village Housing President, said Meijer’s vote to impeach “was a violation of the Constitution” because it lacked “due process.”

“If you can violate due process of law for a sitting president of the United States,” Norton continued, those rights could be taken from “every American.” ...

Rep. Katko of New York currently is the only one of the 10 that does not have a challenger yet.