Bitter loser Liz Cheney has mentioned that she won’t vote for Harriet Hageman, the Republican who defeated her within the major for her Home seat.
Hageman beat Cheney of their major in August after being closely endorsed by former President Donald Trump.
Cheney made the promise throughout a dialog at The Texas Tribune Competition.
“Cheney suffered a precipitous loss within the Republican major for her Wyoming seat for her position on the committee, and he or she mentioned Saturday that she wouldn’t vote for the Republican nominee for her seat, Harriet Hageman, within the normal election,” the Texas Tribune reports.
Cheney’s grievance is that Hageman nonetheless has questions concerning the 2020 election.
“Harriet is a member of the Wyoming State Bar and he or she’s sworn an oath to the Structure as a member of the Wyoming State Bar,” Cheneysaid. “And he or she continues to make the assertion that one way or the other the 2020 election was stolen and has mentioned most of the identical issues which have resulted in individuals like Rudy Giuliani having their license suspended and I do know that she is aware of higher.”
“There are a lot of individuals round this nation who’re making claims they know to not be true, and I don’t suppose anyone ought to vote for any of them,” Cheney continued.
Cheney additionally mentioned that she would do something in her energy to cease Trump from working, even promote Democrats.
The outgoing congresswoman, who couldn’t even win her Home re-election, was requested by Texas Tribune CEO Evan Smith if that included working for president — which she wouldn’t rule out.
“I definitely will do no matter it takes to ensure Donald Trump isn’t anyplace near the Oval Workplace,” Cheney mentioned. She later added that, “it’s actually essential to not simply instantly soar to the horse race and to consider what we’d like as a rustic.”
The RINO additionally promised to go away the get together if Trump does develop into the nominee.
“I’m going to ensure Donald Trump, be sure that he’s not the nominee,” Cheney mentioned. “And if he’s the nominee, I received’t be a Republican.”
The January 6 Committee vice chair additionally had complaints about Home Minority Chief Kevin McCarthy, who she mentioned mustn’t develop into speaker of the Home.
Whereas nonetheless claiming to be a Republican, Cheney additionally appeared to warn in opposition to a Republican majority as a result of it will empower individuals she doesn’t personally like.
“Cheney maintained that she is an ardent conservative on coverage points, voting in close to lockstep with Trump’s legislative agenda when he was in workplace,” the Tribune’s report mentioned. “However she warned a Home Republican majority would give outsized energy to members who’ve been staunch allies of the previous president and his efforts to maintain the White Home, together with U.S. Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Lauren Boebert and Jim Jordan.”
