Republican congresswoman Liz Cheney concedes defeat to candidate backed by Donald Trump
2 years, 4 months ago

Republican congresswoman Liz Cheney concedes defeat to candidate backed by Donald Trump

ABC  

Republican congresswoman Liz Cheney has conceded defeat in one of the most keenly watched US primary races of 2022. Key points: Ms Cheney said she wouldn't "go along with President Trump's lie about the 2020 election to win the primary Her defeat is the latest sign of the sway Donald Trump has over the Republican party She has hinted at a 2024 presidential bid Counting is continuing, but early results suggest Ms Cheney has been defeated by the Trump-endorsed candidate Harriet Hageman by a margin of about 30 per cent. In conceding the race, Ms Cheney said she was not willing "go along with President Trump's lie about the 2020 election" to win a primary. Mr Trump, who has hinted that he will run for president in 2024, made ending Ms Cheney's congressional career a priority among the 10 House Republicans targeted for supporting his impeachment in 2021. Mr Trump called Ms Cheney's loss "a complete rebuke" of the House committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol.

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Republicans come for Liz Cheney: Trump's allies in Congress set the stage for political prosecutions
1 week ago

Republicans come for Liz Cheney: Trump's allies in Congress set the stage for political prosecutions

Salon  

That the incoming Trump administration will go after its political enemies, using all levers of state power to intimidate and persecute those who previously sought to hold the president-elect accountable, can no longer be portrayed as hysterical speculation, nor as something that would surely be opposed by cooler heads in a Republican-led Congress. “Numerous federal laws were likely broken by …

Donald Trump says Dems made a ‘big mistake’ by involving 2 ‘losers’ in their campaign, ‘It is always a bad idea to…’
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Donald Trump says Dems made a ‘big mistake’ by involving 2 ‘losers’ in their campaign, ‘It is always a bad idea to…’

Hindustan Times  

Donald Trump has said that the Democrats made a mistake by getting Liz Cheney and her father involved in their campaign. Donald Trump says Dems made a ‘big mistake’ by involving 2 ‘losers’ in their campaign Trump wrote, “The Democrats made a BIG mistake in getting Crazy Liz Chaney, and her father, Dick, involved in their campaign for President. It …

Letters to the Editor: Trump’s disgraceful, violent rhetoric against Liz Cheney
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Letters to the Editor: Trump’s disgraceful, violent rhetoric against Liz Cheney

LA Times  

Then-Rep. Liz Cheney speaks on the night she lost the Republican House primary in Jackson, Wyo., on Aug. 16, 2022. To the editor: So, former President Trump suggested that former Rep. Liz Cheney should face multiple guns aimed at her face? To the editor: For those who agree with the phrasing used by Trump in his criticism of Cheney due …

Donald Trump suggests Republican critic Liz Cheney wouldn't be a 'war hawk' if she had guns 'trained on her face'
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Donald Trump suggests Republican critic Liz Cheney wouldn't be a 'war hawk' if she had guns 'trained on her face'

ABC  

Donald Trump suggested that former GOP congresswoman Liz Cheney would not be a "radical war hawk" if she had guns "trained on her face," as the Republican nominee's rhetoric draws increasing criticisms ahead of Tuesday's presidential election. Speaking on CNN, Tom Corbett, a former Republican governor in the critical swing state of Pennsylvania, also denounced Trump's comments about Ms Cheney, …

Liz Cheney predicts many Republicans will secretly vote for Kamala Harris
3 months, 1 week ago

Liz Cheney predicts many Republicans will secretly vote for Kamala Harris

Raw Story  

Former Republican Representative Liz Cheney predicted Sunday many Republicans will actually end up voting for Vice President Kamala Harris. The former Wyoming representative appeared on ABC's This Week to urge her fellow Republicans to dump former President Donald Trump and endorse Harris as she has. But she also said that even if many Republicans don't follow her lead and denounce …

Liz Cheney torches Nikki Haley over support for Donald Trump
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Liz Cheney torches Nikki Haley over support for Donald Trump

The Independent  

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Former Republican Vice-President Dick Cheney says he will vote for Kamala Harris
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Former Republican Vice-President Dick Cheney says he will vote for Kamala Harris

The Hindu  

Former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney, a lifelong Republican, will vote for Kamala Harris for president, he announced Friday. Dick Cheney put out a statement Friday confirming his endorsement, which read almost entirely as opposition to Mr. Trump rather than support of Harris. That is why I will be casting my vote for Vice President Kamala Harris.” Irrelevant, says Trump …

Former vice president and staunch Republican Dick Cheney will vote for Harris over Trump, his daughter says
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Former vice president and staunch Republican Dick Cheney will vote for Harris over Trump, his daughter says

The Independent  

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Former Vice President Dick Cheney says he will vote for Kamala Harris
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Former Vice President Dick Cheney says he will vote for Kamala Harris

Associated Press  

— Former Vice President Dick Cheney, a lifelong Republican, will vote for Kamala Harris for president, he announced Friday. Like his daughter, Dick Cheney has been an outspoken critic of former President Donald Trump, notably during Liz Cheney’s ill-fated reelection campaign in 2022. That is why I will be casting my vote for Vice President Kamala Harris.” Trump responded on …

'Wow': Liz Cheney reveals Kamala Harris just secured a powerful Republican's vote
3 months, 2 weeks ago

'Wow': Liz Cheney reveals Kamala Harris just secured a powerful Republican's vote

Raw Story  

Former Rep. Liz Cheney revealed Friday that Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, has secured the vote of a powerful Republican who once held significant power in the White House. “Dick Cheney will be voting for Kamala Harris," the former Wyoming representative said at the Texas Tribune Festival in Austin. Dick Cheney was the all-powerful vice president behind …

Dick Cheney says he will vote for Kamala Harris for president
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Dick Cheney says he will vote for Kamala Harris for president

LA Times  

Former Rep. Liz Cheney in 2022 with her father, former Vice President Dick Cheney, in Jackson Hole, Wyo. Former Vice President Dick Cheney, a lifelong Republican, said Friday he will vote for Kamala Harris for president, two days after his daughter, former Rep. Liz Cheney, endorsed the vice president. In a campaign ad for Liz Cheney as she sought a …

Liz Cheney says she is voting for Harris for president
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Liz Cheney says she is voting for Harris for president

CNN  

CNN — Republican former Rep. Liz Cheney will vote for Vice President Kamala Harris in November, she said during remarks at Duke University, according to audio obtained by CNN. The Harris campaign highlighted Cheney’s endorsement Wednesday night and pointed to other Republicans who have backed her, including former Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger and former Georgia Lt. Gov. Cheney, who is …

'Suppression of evidence': Liz Cheney issues warning to SCOTUS on Trump immunity case
8 months, 3 weeks ago

'Suppression of evidence': Liz Cheney issues warning to SCOTUS on Trump immunity case

Raw Story  

Former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney took aim at the U.S. Supreme Court and warned the justices to move quickly in their consideration of Donald Trump's claims of presidential immunity in regards to criminal charges that he interfered in the 2020 election. Trump's legal team will go before the Supreme Court on April 25 to argue that he's immune from the …

Liz Cheney: This story of Trump's Jan. 6 'depravity' shows why he must be defeated
9 months ago

Liz Cheney: This story of Trump's Jan. 6 'depravity' shows why he must be defeated

Raw Story  

Former Rep. Liz Cheney recently told a crowd at the New Orleans Book Festival a story that she believes illustrates why it is essential to deny former President Donald Trump another term in the White House. In a video posted by Republican Voters Against Trump, the former Wyoming congresswoman outlined how Trump showed a shocking disregard for the lives of …

Liz Cheney says it's vital GOP loses Congress: 'Cannot be in the majority in 2025'
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Liz Cheney says it's vital GOP loses Congress: 'Cannot be in the majority in 2025'

Raw Story  

Former Rep. Liz Cheney appeared on "The View" Wednesday to talk about her book and debate politics with the co-hosts. Co-host Joy Behar cited Cheney's comment that the country is "sleepwalking into a dictatorship." "I think part of it is because what he's saying is so horrible, and in a way we've become numb," Cheney began. I believe the country …

Liz Cheney urges New Hampshire primary voters to take a stand against GOP ‘cowardice’
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Liz Cheney urges New Hampshire primary voters to take a stand against GOP ‘cowardice’

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. HANOVER, N.H. — On a mission to keep former President Donald Trump from returning to the White House, former U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney implored New Hampshire voters Friday to use their upcoming presidential primary to send a message to the world. Show the world that we will defeat the plague …

Opinion: Read Liz Cheney’s book and weep. America’s democracy hangs on the details.
1 year ago

Opinion: Read Liz Cheney’s book and weep. America’s democracy hangs on the details.

LA Times  

Former Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney wants you to remember what Donald Trump is capable of. You don’t read a book like former Wyoming U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney’s tell-all looking for literary pearls. After forcefully blaming Trump for Jan. 6, McCarthy went to Mar-a-Lago to suck up to the former president, Cheney writes in “Oath and Honor,” because he needed money. …

Mention ‘Liz Cheney 2024’ and things get very, very awkward on Capitol Hill
1 year ago

Mention ‘Liz Cheney 2024’ and things get very, very awkward on Capitol Hill

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON – Liz Cheney may be flirting with a 2024 presidential run, but – at least on Capitol Hill – it doesn’t seem anyone wants to take her to the dance. “I’ve got to give a speech right now,” Sen. John Barrasso told Raw Story as he walked to the Senate floor for a perfunctory immigration speech Wednesday. “She's just …

Liz Cheney urges graduates not to compromise with the truth in commencement speech
1 year, 6 months ago

Liz Cheney urges graduates not to compromise with the truth in commencement speech

Associated Press  

Former U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney implored new college graduates to not compromise when it comes to the truth, excoriating her House Republican colleagues for not doing enough to combat former President Donald Trump’s lies that the 2020 election was stolen. Cheney, who graduated from Colorado College in 1988, recalled being a political science student walking into a campus building where …

Liz Cheney sits with Democratic colleagues ahead of Zelensky address to Congress
2 years ago

Liz Cheney sits with Democratic colleagues ahead of Zelensky address to Congress

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Outgoing Wyoming Republican Liz Cheney was seen seated next to …

Hageman wins Wyoming US House seat after ousting Cheney
2 years, 1 month ago

Hageman wins Wyoming US House seat after ousting Cheney

Associated Press  

— Republican Harriet Hageman has beaten a Native American activist to win Wyoming’s lone seat in the U.S. House, cementing her place as successor to ousted GOP Rep. Liz Cheney. The race between Hageman and Lynnette Grey Bull drew little attention outside Wyoming compared with the GOP primary, when voters turned against Cheney for her criticism of former President Donald …

Liz Cheney says electing Arizona GOP nominees for governor and secretary of state could put US at risk
2 years, 2 months ago

Liz Cheney says electing Arizona GOP nominees for governor and secretary of state could put US at risk

CNN  

CNN — Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney told Arizona voters on Wednesday that they will play a critical role in “ensuring the future functioning of our constitutional republic” – warning that election deniers like GOP gubernatorial nominee Kari Lake and Secretary of State nominee Mark Finchem could put the republic at risk. She noted on Wednesday that she couldn’t think of …

Liz Cheney in 2024? Deep skepticism emerges in key states
2 years, 3 months ago

Liz Cheney in 2024? Deep skepticism emerges in key states

Associated Press  

CONCORD, N.H. — As the sun set in Wyoming, U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney described her blowout loss as the beginning of a more consequential step in her political career. “I’ll make a decision in the coming months.” Cheney, the 56-year-old daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, has not ruled out running in 2024 as a Republican or an independent. …

Liz Cheney in 2024? Deep skepticism emerges in key states
2 years, 3 months ago

Liz Cheney in 2024? Deep skepticism emerges in key states

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. "I don’t see a Liz Cheney candidacy as …

Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley have made themselves unfit for office, Liz Cheney says
2 years, 4 months ago

Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley have made themselves unfit for office, Liz Cheney says

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Congresswoman Liz Cheney denounced two of her party’s furthest-right members …

Liz Cheney says Biden called her after election loss to Trump-backed GOP rival, had 'very good talk'
2 years, 4 months ago

Liz Cheney says Biden called her after election loss to Trump-backed GOP rival, had 'very good talk'

Daily Mail  

Wyoming Republican Rep. Liz Cheney said Sunday that President Joe Biden called her after she lost her seat in a heated primary race against a GOP challenger backed by Donald Trump. Cheney told ABC News' This Week that she had a 'very good talk' with the Democrat commander-in-chief, confirming earlier reports that the two spoke following her ouster from the …

Cheney’s defeat end of an era for GOP; Trump’s party now
2 years, 4 months ago

Cheney’s defeat end of an era for GOP; Trump’s party now

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Liz Cheney’s resounding primary defeat marks the end of an era for the Republican Party as well as her own family legacy, the most high-profile political casualty yet as the party of Lincoln transforms into the party of Trump. “It’s just a party of Donald Trump’s fever dreams,” said Mark Salter, a former longtime Republican aide to the …

Liz Cheney has lost almost everything in her battle against Donald Trump. But her real war likely starts in 2024
2 years, 4 months ago

Liz Cheney has lost almost everything in her battle against Donald Trump. But her real war likely starts in 2024

ABC  

By the time polls closed in Wyoming, the question was not if but by how much Liz Cheney would lose the Republican primary for the state's sole congressional seat. Cheney's lonely fight to stop Trump Liz Cheney was elected to Congress in 2016, the same year Donald Trump entered the White House. Donald Trump is expected to make another bid …

Cheney's defeat end of an era for GOP; Trump's party now
2 years, 4 months ago

Cheney's defeat end of an era for GOP; Trump's party now

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Liz Cheney represents the Republican Party as it used to be.. All of that …

Trump foe Liz Cheney defeated in Wyoming Republican primary
2 years, 4 months ago

Trump foe Liz Cheney defeated in Wyoming Republican primary

The Hindu  

Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, Donald Trump’s fiercest Republican adversary in Congress, soundly lost a GOP primary, falling to a rival backed by the former president in a rout that reinforced his grip on the party’s base. On Wednesday, calling Trump “a very grave threat and risk to our republic,” she told NBC that she thinks that defeating him will require …

Liz Cheney’s Concession Speech: I’ll Do ‘Whatever It Takes’ To Stop Trump
2 years, 4 months ago

Liz Cheney’s Concession Speech: I’ll Do ‘Whatever It Takes’ To Stop Trump

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING JACKSON, Wyo. — At a Wyoming cattle ranch surrounded by hay bales, a vintage cherry red Chevy and American flags, Rep. Liz Cheney conceded her Republican primary to her Donald Trump-endorsed opponent and hinted at the next chapter in her political career. “And now the real work begins.” Cheney referenced another Republican who lost congressional races before …

Liz Cheney Loses Wyoming GOP Primary
2 years, 4 months ago

Liz Cheney Loses Wyoming GOP Primary

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING JACKSON, Wyo. — In a defeat that many of her supporters acknowledged was inevitable, Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, one of former President Donald Trump’s fiercest GOP antagonists, lost her Republican primary on Tuesday to a Trump-endorsed opponent, attorney Harriet Hageman. “I will do whatever it takes to ensure that Donald Trump is never anywhere near the Oval …

Liz Cheney defeated by Harriet Hageman in Wyoming GOP primary: report
2 years, 4 months ago

Liz Cheney defeated by Harriet Hageman in Wyoming GOP primary: report

Raw Story  

Former Republican rising star Liz Cheney has lost the GOP re-nomination for Wyoming's lone House seat in Congress. Trump referred to her as "Crazy Liz Cheney," "Loser Liz Cheney" and called her a RINO or "Republican In Name Only." "With an approval rating at 19% in Wyoming, people are wise to Liz Cheney," Trump emailed supporters in November. ""Harriet is …

Liz Cheney, Trump’s biggest Republican critic, loses Wyoming seat
2 years, 4 months ago

Liz Cheney, Trump’s biggest Republican critic, loses Wyoming seat

Al Jazeera  

Cheney loses primary for November midterm elections, but promises to do ‘whatever it takes’ to stop Trump becoming president again. Liz Cheney, who has emerged as former President Donald Trump’s fiercest Republican critic, has lost her party’s nomination for the United States Congress to a Trump-backed candidate, in the latest sign of her party’s break with traditional conservatism. US media …

Liz Cheney doubles down on her anti-Trump stance after losing Wyoming GOP primary
2 years, 4 months ago

Liz Cheney doubles down on her anti-Trump stance after losing Wyoming GOP primary

LA Times  

Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, Donald Trump’s fiercest Republican adversary in Congress, was defeated in a GOP primary Tuesday, falling to a rival backed by the former president in a victory that reinforced his grip on the party’s base. Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney was increasingly open on Wednesday about considering a 2024 presidential campaign after soundly losing a Republican primary to …

Trump claims Cheney primary was “referendum” on Jan. 6 and her loss means committee should shut down
2 years, 4 months ago

Trump claims Cheney primary was “referendum” on Jan. 6 and her loss means committee should shut down

Salon  

United States Representative and Vice Chair of the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., was defeated in Wyoming's Republican congressional primary on Tuesday evening by challenger Harriet Hageman, a right-wing attorney whom former President Donald Trump endorsed on September 9th, 2021. In a speech to supporters following her concession …

Liz Cheney says her Wyoming election is just the ‘beginning of the battle’
2 years, 4 months ago

Liz Cheney says her Wyoming election is just the ‘beginning of the battle’

Raw Story  

Republican Rep. Liz Cheney is expected to lose her primary election for Wyoming's lone seat in Congress once held by her father, but her career in politics is unlikely to end once Tuesday's votes are counted. "We are facing a moment where our democracy really is under attack and under threat, and those of us across the board — Republicans, …

Liz Cheney, Sarah Palin and Lisa Murkowski on the ballot in Wyoming and Alaska's Tuesday primary
2 years, 4 months ago

Liz Cheney, Sarah Palin and Lisa Murkowski on the ballot in Wyoming and Alaska's Tuesday primary

Daily Mail  

Washington is turning its focus on Tuesday to the Republican primaries in Wyoming and Alaska – two deep red states where former President Donald Trump's coattails will be put to the test. Voters leave Old Wilson Schoolhouse Community Center in Wilson, Wyoming on August 16 after casting their ballots in the Tuesday primary election People wait in line in Jackson, …

The Trump Loyalist Threatening To Unseat Liz Cheney Is An Anti-Conservation Zealot
2 years, 4 months ago

The Trump Loyalist Threatening To Unseat Liz Cheney Is An Anti-Conservation Zealot

Huff Post  

In 2018, natural resources attorney Harriet Hageman ran for governor of Wyoming on a pledge to “reform federal land management and access” and fight burdensome federal regulations. “The voters in Wyoming are so enamored with Trump that anybody who attacks him, such as Cheney has, that becomes the central issue, where all of a sudden people aren’t thinking about what …

Liz Cheney Is Going Down In An Anti-Trump Blaze Of Glory
2 years, 4 months ago

Liz Cheney Is Going Down In An Anti-Trump Blaze Of Glory

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Rep. Liz Cheney offered a bleak prediction for her Republican colleagues on the first day of the Jan. 6 House select committee hearings in June: “There will come a day when Donald Trump is gone, but your dishonor will remain,” she told them at the start of proceedings widely seen as presenting damning evidence that Trump instigated …

Dick Cheney calls Trump a ‘coward’ in ad for daughter Liz
2 years, 4 months ago

Dick Cheney calls Trump a ‘coward’ in ad for daughter Liz

Associated Press  

Former Vice President Dick Cheney excoriated Donald Trump in a new campaign video for his daughter Rep. Liz Cheney, calling the former president a “coward” and saying there has never been anyone who is a “greater threat to our republic.” The video was released Thursday by Rep. Cheney’s reelection campaign, two weeks before a Republican primary election in Wyoming that …

Liz Cheney GOP primary rival Harriet Hageman mocks 'Hollywood' endorsement from Kevin Costner
2 years, 4 months ago

Liz Cheney GOP primary rival Harriet Hageman mocks 'Hollywood' endorsement from Kevin Costner

Daily Mail  

Harriet Hageman is running in Wyoming's August 16 Republican primary to unseat Rep. Liz Cheney, the state's lone lawmaker in the House of Representatives Rep. Liz Cheney's Republican opponent Harriet Hageman slammed the Wyoming congresswoman's 'Hollywood' endorsement from Kevin Costner on Tuesday, exactly two weeks before their heated race comes to a close. That perception was further fueled by Cheney's …

‘I don’t agree with her on anything,’ California Democrats say of Liz Cheney — as they donate to her race
2 years, 4 months ago

‘I don’t agree with her on anything,’ California Democrats say of Liz Cheney — as they donate to her race

LA Times  

“Republicans cannot be loyal to Donald Trump and to the Constitution,” Rep. Liz Cheney, vice chair of the House Jan. 6 panel, said of the GOP’s future in a June 29 speech at the Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley. But that’s not the only work I care about.” Cheney’s donors include many bold-face Hollywood names, including studio mogul Jeffrey …

Liz Cheney has proven she'll 'follow Donald Trump to the gates of hell': CNN's Ana Navarro
2 years, 4 months ago

Liz Cheney has proven she'll 'follow Donald Trump to the gates of hell': CNN's Ana Navarro

Raw Story  

CNN's Ana Navarro on Monday praised Rep. Liz Cheney for endangering her own political career to ensure that former President Donald Trump is held accountable for his efforts to illegally remain in power after losing the 2020 presidential election. Former Republican congressman Joe Walsh, however, was more cautious in assessing the January 6th Committee's impact on Trump's political prospects. "My …

Liz Cheney braces for primary loss as focus shifts to 2024
2 years, 5 months ago

Liz Cheney braces for primary loss as focus shifts to 2024

Associated Press  

— Three weeks before the most significant election of her political career, Liz Cheney was nowhere to be seen as thousands of voters gathered for a massive midsummer rodeo and cowboy festival in Wyoming’s largest city. She said she would make a decision about a potential White House bid “down the road.” Cheney’s supporters understand the political paradox she faces …

Liz Cheney Wins the GOP’s Manhood Contest
2 years, 5 months ago

Liz Cheney Wins the GOP’s Manhood Contest

Politico  

Nor did he cite the figure who is the most vivid counterexample. Recall her rejoinder to Sen. Ted Cruz, after the Texan accused Cheney last year of suffering from “Trump derangement syndrome.” Cheney mocked Cruz for groveling toward Trump even though he has in the past attacked Cruz’s own family members. “A real man would be defending his wife, and …

Cheney presses primary foe on Trump’s false election claim
2 years, 5 months ago

Cheney presses primary foe on Trump’s false election claim

Associated Press  

— The U.S. Capitol insurrection dominated Thursday’s debate in Wyoming among U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney and her four Republican primary challengers, with Cheney pressing her Donald Trump-backed opponent on whether she agreed with the former president’s claim that widespread fraud cost him reelection. That opponent, Harriet Hageman, said there were “serious concerns” about the 2020 election, but stopped short of …

Will Liz Cheney’s rejection of Trump cost her in Wyoming’s election?
2 years, 5 months ago

Will Liz Cheney’s rejection of Trump cost her in Wyoming’s election?

LA Times  

Before she voted to impeach President Trump, Rep. Liz Cheney could depend on votes from Jon Nicolaysen. “Liz has taken on kind of a vendetta against Trump, and she’s forgotten the things that are important today.” Wyoming GOP primary voters will decide Aug. 16 whether Cheney knows what’s really important to them. “What we do in this election in Wyoming …

Liz Cheney rose through the ranks to become the third-highest-ranking Republican. But she risked it all to take on Donald Trump
2 years, 6 months ago

Liz Cheney rose through the ranks to become the third-highest-ranking Republican. But she risked it all to take on Donald Trump

ABC  

As Liz Cheney addressed a hearing investigating the US Capitol riot, she delivered an ominous warning to the party to which she had devoted her whole life. "Liz Cheney has always had her own power base within the Republican Party," Dr Smith said. "She would have in the full knowledge that this could result in her excommunication from the Republican …

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