Liz Cheney lost her seat in Congress to a challenger backed by the former president at the price of her staunch opposition to Donald Trump's assault on American democracy. rice field.
The Vice Chairman of the Commission on January 6 was beaten by his Hageman, a conservative lawyer. Hageman echoes Trump's false claim that voter fraud is rampant.Republican primaries to determine Wyoming's sole member of the House of Representatives.
Admitting her defeat in her speech at Jackson, she said: And I was well aware of the potential political consequences of following my duties. We rely on the goodwill of all candidates, and tonight Harriet Hageman got the most votes in this primary, and she won.
"I called her , made him admit that this primary was over, but now the real work begins.”
This widely predicted result in polls will help support Trump in the congressional primary. Continuing the candidate's winning streak and striking the last vestiges of the Republican establishment.
WyomingIn a highly conservative state where the Cheney family has been viewed as political royalty, it would have been unthinkable just a few years ago.
Dick Cheney, the father of a three-term congressman, was Secretary of Defense under George HW Bush from 1989 to 1993 and Vice President from 2001 to 2009 under George W Bush. For 10 years, he represented the state in the House of Representatives.
This month, Dick Cheney, who supports his daughter, called Trump the greatest "we threat to the republic of
He also said he was proud of his daughter. Crusades angered local Republicans.
She was admired by Democrats and independents.
Powerful Republicans celebrated Cheney's defeat with joy.
In a statement issued before the race was called, Ellis Stefanik of New York,who replaced Cheney as the third-ranked Republican in the House of Representatives, said: , said: in her massive Republican primary in Wyoming against Nancy Pelosi's puppet Liz Cheney.
"...Harriet is a true America First patriot who restores the voice of the people of Wyoming that Liz Cheney has long forgotten".
Member of the Republican National Committee Its president, Ronna McDaniel, followed suit, saying Hageman would be "proud of Wyoming."
The Lincoln Project, an anti-Trump group formed by disaffected conservatives, , said:
"What remains is an authoritarian nationalist cult that shares the traditional Republican name and branding, but is really dedicated solely to Donald Trump."
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