Cheney launches anti-Trump organization after losing primary
Rep. Liz Cheney (Republican-Wyoming) lost the primary on Tuesday night to Trump supporter Harriet Hedgeman.
Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyoming) concedes to supporters speech on Tuesday, August 16 during a primary night event in Jackson, Wyoming. Alex Wong/Getty Images
Rep. Liz Cheney has announced the next phase of her bid to stop Donald. Wasting no time to start Trump's return to office.
"Over the next few weeks, Liz will work to educate the American public about the ongoing threats to our Republic and to mobilize a united effort to oppose the Donald Trump presidential campaign. We plan to launch an organization for ," Chaney spokesman Jeremy Adler told Playbook EXCLUSIVELY.
New group. Cheney (Wyoming Republican)'s primary political instrument in considering whether to run for president in her 2024 does not yet have an official name. An informed guess: The Great Task was the name of the last advertisement inCheney's campaign. The phrase is from the last sentence of the Gettysburg Address, and Cheney also referenced it in his concession speech Tuesday night in Jackson, Wyoming. submitted the documents early in the morning of. The move could allow Cheney to continue raising funds and distributing them among his like-minded candidates.
On his NBC "Today" show Wednesday, Cheney said his 2024 presidential election is "what I'm thinking," and that decisions will be made "in the coming months." promised.
"I believe that Donald Trump continues to pose a very serious threat and danger to our country," she said. I think there will be a need for a broader united front of members, Democrats, and independents, and I'm going to join that."
Chaney, who was seeking a fourth term, lost to lawyer and former Cheney supporter Harriet Hegeman. Cheney's vote to impeach Trump for inciting the Jan. 6 riots, her vociferous defense of that vote, and her attacks and Her leading role on a House committee investigating Trump's actions made her the number one political target for Trump in the midterm elections.
Olivia Beavers and Zach Montellaro contributed to this report.
