Washington — Former Rep. Liz Cheney, a Republican who has been a staunch critic of former President Donald Trump, said she will vote for Vice President Kamala Harris for president.
“I don’t believe that we have the luxury of writing in candidates’ names, particularly in swing states,” Cheney, who represented Wyoming, said Wednesday at Duke University.
“As a conservative, as someone who believes in and cares about the Constitution, I have thought deeply about this.
And because of the danger that Donald Trump poses, not only am I not voting for Donald Trump, but I will be voting for Kamala Harris.”
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in March that states cannot remove the former president from the ballot for his role in the riot.
Harris-Walz 2024 campaign chair Jen O’Malley Dillon said in a statement that Harris was “proud to have earned Congresswoman Cheney’s vote.”
When asked by The Associated Press for comment, Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung responded: “Who is Liz Cheney and what does she do?”
Cheney is the latest in a long line of Republicans who recently announced their support of Harris.
Bush, former President George W. Bush, Sen. John McCain and Sen. Mitt Romney endorsed Harris in a letter that said democracy would be “irreparably jeopardized” by another Trump administration.
They urged moderate Republicans and independents in battleground states who helped elect President Biden “to take a brave stand once more.”
Washington — Former Rep. A fervent opponent of former President Donald Trump, Republican Liz Cheney announced that she will support Vice President Kamala Harris in the presidential election.
At Duke University on Wednesday, Wyoming representative Cheney stated, “I don’t think that we have the luxury of writing in candidates’ names, particularly in swing states.”. I’ve given this a lot of thought because I’m a conservative who values the Constitution. Moreover, I will be voting for Kamala Harris instead of Donald Trump due to the threat that he poses. The film was made available by Duke University.”.
In January, Cheney—a member of the congressional committee that looked into the Capitol riot—stated that Trump ought to be eliminated from the race due to his involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, incident.
At the time, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled in a divided decision that Trump was ineligible to run for president due to his involvement in the Capitol riot and could not be included in the state’s primary ballot. The U.S. s. The Supreme Court decided in March that states are unable to disqualify the former president from office due to his involvement in the riot.
In January, Cheney stated on “Face the Nation” that “we have to be prepared to ensure that we can defeat him at the ballot box, which ultimately I believe we’ll be able to do.”.
In a statement, Jen O’Malley Dillon, chair of the Harris-Walz 2024 campaign, said that Harris was “proud to have earned Congresswoman Cheney’s vote.”. “.
“The Harris-Walz coalition has a place for you if you’re an American who wants to reject the chaos and division brought about by Donald Trump, turn the page, and pursue a new path that upholds our liberties and the American values we all hold dear. We will keep trying to win your support,” Dillon stated.
“Who is Liz Cheney and what does she do?” was the response given by Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung to a question from The Associated Press.
Cheney is just the most recent in a long line of Republicans to declare their endorsement of Harris.
Over two hundred Republican employees of former President George H. D. W. Bush was the former George W. Bush, Sen. John McCain and Sen. In a letter endorsing Harris, Mitt Romney warned that another Trump administration would “irreparably jeopardize” democracy. They called on independents and moderate Republicans in swing states who supported the election of President Biden “to make another courageous stand.”. ****.
