Rep. Liz Cheney announced on Tuesday about a possible run for the White House after losing the Republican primary fromWyoming. fueling speculation.
Ms. Cheney conceded her defeat, but hinted at her presidential run, and in defiant speeches Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant to emphasize the continuation of the fight with her. Former President Donald Trump.
Ms Cheney suffered a crushing defeat to Harriet HagemanTuesday night.
Cheney Ms Cheney said she recognized the possibility of defeat given her criticism of the Republican Party and the former president. He said he was defeated in the 1980s, but was not deterred from pursuing freedom. She also said this is the time to start her "her real job."
"Our party's great and original champion, Abraham Lincoln, lost the Senate and House elections before winning the most important elections," she said in her concession speech. said in
"Lincoln ultimately won, saved our union, and made clear our duty as Americans in all history."
"Tonight, Harriet Hageman got the most votes in this primary," she said. "She won. I called her and gave her the race. This primary is over. But now the real work begins." He also mentioned the war and Ulysses S. Grant's refusal to withdraw and lead the Union army to victory.
"Lincoln and Grant and everyone who fought in our country's tragic Civil War, including my great-great-grandfather, saved our union. I saved it," Cheney said. “And if we listen carefully, they are speaking to us for generations. she said.
Mr Cheney has faced backlash within the Republican Party after repeatedly criticizing Mr Trump.
It also attacks her actions as deputy chairman of a House Jan. 6 committee that held a series of damaging hearings about her actions.
She was also one of her ten Republicans who voted to impeach Trump because of her role he played in the riots.
Her speech was praised by former Trump national security adviser John Bolton and former Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele, who said he was the girlfriend of the Hunger Games franchise. I tweeted a GIF of.
"History has repeatedly shown how toxic lies can destroy free nations," Cheney said in her concession speech.
"I will do whatever it takes to keep Donald Trump out of the Oval Office. I love my country more."
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