Rebecca Shabad is a Washington-based political reporter for NBC News.
WASHINGTON — Rep. Liz Cheney (Republican, Wyoming),, who just lost in the congressional primary, said Wednesday that President Donald Trump A bipartisan coalition whose goal is to ensure that he never becomes president again.
“I believe that Donald Trump continues to pose a very significant threat and risk to our Republic. I think we're going to need a broad, united front of independents, and I'm going to be a part of it," Cheney said in an exclusive interview with Savannah Guthrie on NBC's "Today" show.
She reiterated that she would "do whatever it takes" to keep Trump out of the Oval Office in future elections. reported that Cheney, the daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, lost the Republican primary to Trump-supporting candidate Harriet Hageman.
Cheney said that defeating Hageman "today" would have had to "perpetuate the big lie" that the 2020 presidential election was stolen and Trump won.
When asked if she planned to run for president, Cheney initially deflected, arguing that the Republican Party should go in a different direction. “We now have one major party, my party, but it has truly become a cult of individuals. We must return this party to a place that embraces its values and principles.” No. It was founded," Cheney said.
Pressed again on whether he would consider running for president, Cheney said, "It's a decision I'll be making in the coming months and I'm not going to announce it here this morning, but it's my decision." is thinking.”
