WASHINGTON — Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyoming), fresh off her congressional primary loss, Wednesday announced a bipartisan coalition aimed at: said he plans to attend. Prevent former President Donald Trump from taking office again.
"I believe that Donald Trump continues to pose a very significant threat and risk to our Republic. I think it's going to take a broader, more united front of the strata, and I'm going to be a part of it," she 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 from returning to the Oval Office in future elections.
NBC News reported Tuesday night that Cheney, former Speaker of the House GOP and daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, won the Republican primary against Trump-supporting candidate Harriet Hageman. reportedly defeated by
With her 99% share of the vote on Wednesday, Hageman leads her Cheney by about 37 points.
Cheney told TODAY from his home in Jackson, Wyoming, that he would have to "perpetuate the big lie" that the 2020 presidential election was stolen and Trump won to defeat Hudgeman. He said he would.
When asked if she planned to run for president, she first deflected, arguing that the Republican Party needs to go in a different direction. We have a political party, my party, but it has truly become a personal cult. We must return this party to a place that embraces its values and principles. she 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 me.
When asked whether the Democrats should retain control of Congress because of the Republican state, Cheney said that those who deny elections could hold office. suggested that it would be preferable to
"Right now, it's the Republicans who are denying the election. I don't think it matters which party you are. You shouldn't vote," she said.
Cheney said the Republican Party was in "very bad shape" and "could take several election cycles" before it was reformed and cut off from Trump, What she said was the former president's cult of personality. She accused the former president of allegedly releasing the names of FBI agents involved in the search.
"I absolutely intend to continue this fight," she said. "I think this is the most important thing I've ever been involved in, and the most important thing or challenge our country has faced in recent history, probably since the Civil War. And that is what we must win."
