Wisconsin: far-right group bids to recall speaker for resisting Trump’s big lie

Local election-denying activists target Republican Robin Vos for removal from assembly speaker role

A far-right group in Wisconsin has launched a long-shot bid to oust the Wisconsin assembly speaker Robin Vos - the latest salvo in a running feud between the powerful Republican lawmaker and conspiracy-minded hardliners.

The recall campaign is the newest attempt by election-denying activists to punish politicians and state officials who they view as insufficiently loyal to Donald Trump and his attempt to overturn the 2020 election. Vos has become a particular target for refusing to accept their claims that 2020 was rigged.