Rep Liz Cheney said Thursday that she only received a "two-second message" from the incumbent who beat after Wyoming's Republican primary. has released the audio of the concession call it made to refute Harriet Hageman's claims.
On Wednesday night, when he appeared on Fox News, his Hageman commented that moderator Sean Hannity, as he prepared for his acceptance speech Tuesday night, said, "From Cheney." On my cell phone he acknowledged receiving a short 2 second message.
"Did she say 'Hello, Harriet' and hang up on her?" asked Hannity.
Yes, it was the end of the call," Hageman replied. "That was the only time. Last night around 8:15, I was getting ready to go on stage for the acceptance speech, but I didn't get a chance to meet her."
However, a voicemail transcript provided by Cheney to Politico refutes that claim.
"Hey Harriet, I got a call from Liz Cheney." I heard it in “At about 8:13 on Tuesday the 16th, I am calling to acknowledge the election and congratulate you on winning. and received a voicemail from Cheney saying "Howdy Harriet" followed by approximately 10 seconds of silence before the call ended. later.
Cheney, who lost her to Trump-backed Hagemann by more than 35 percent, later tried to reach out to Politico for her challenger three times, but she eventually sent a voicemail. She said she left and then went out for her concession speech.
She said she had not heard from Hageman.
Cheney angers former President Donald Trump by voting to impeach the president in 2021. After that, it attracted major challengers. his role in the January 6th Capitol Riot.
The daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney also serves as Vice Chair of the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 riots.