Republican Rep. LIZ CHENEY v/s Former President DONALD TRUMP
VietPress USA (May 11, 2021): On last Wednesday, April 14, 2021, Republican Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming appeared on Your World With Neil Cavuto where she stunned the host with her blunt rejection of even the possibility of supporting former President Donald Trump if he were to be the GOP nominee in 2024.
According to a report from Yahoo News at the time, Liz Cheney was asked: “If Donald Trump were the 2024 nominee, would you support him?” She replied to Cavuto: “I would not,” Cheney replied without hesitation. Cavuto appeared to gather his thoughts before responding with a slow, “OK.”
Cheney has been vocal about her belief that Trump played a large role in causing the Capitol insurrection on Jan. 6, one of the few Republicans to do so, and voted to impeach him because of it. On Wednesday, Cheney doubled down.
“I’ve been very clear about my views of what happened on Jan. 6, about my views of the president’s culpability,” Cheney said. “I obviously voted to impeach him. I think that it was the gravest violation of an oath of office by any president in American history, and I’m gonna continue to make sure people understand that.”
Trump has slammed Cheney, along with any other Republican who shares her beliefs, and Wednesday was no different. In a statement following the interview, Trump called Cheney “crazy” and said he’d “soon” endorse a primary challenger.
Cheney is one of the few Republicans who have spoken out against the former president following the events of Jan. 6, while many high-profile members of the GOP have sought to downplay what happened. Cheney had a message for them as well.
“I think for us as a party, we’ve got to be the party of hope and aspiration. We cannot embrace insurrection. We can’t minimize what happened on Jan. 6,” Cheney said.
Today on May 11, hours ahead of a vote by her Republican colleagues to oust her from her leadership position, Rep. Liz Cheney delivered an impassioned speech on the floor of the House of Representatives in which she took direct aim at former President Donald Trump.
“Today we face a threat America has never seen before. A former president, who provoked a violent attack on this Capitol in an effort to steal the election, has resumed his aggressive effort to convince Americans that the election was stolen from him,” Cheney, R-Wyo., said. “He risks inciting further violence.”
“Millions of Americans have been misled by the former president,” Cheney continued. “They have heard only his words but not the truth, as he continues to undermine our democratic process, sowing seeds of doubt about whether democracy really works at all.”
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Liz Cheney renews attacks on Trump ahead of GOP vote to oust her from leadership
Hours ahead of a vote by her Republican colleagues to oust her from her leadership position, Rep. Liz Cheney delivered an impassioned speech on the floor of the House of Representatives in which she took direct aim at former President Donald Trump.
“Today we face a threat America has never seen before. A former president, who provoked a violent attack on this Capitol in an effort to steal the election, has resumed his aggressive effort to convince Americans that the election was stolen from him,” Cheney, R-Wyo., said. “He risks inciting further violence.”
Cheney’s vote to impeach Trump for “incitement of insurrection” in relation to his actions leading up to the Jan. 6 riot by his supporters at the U.S. Capitol and her refusal to endorse Trump’s claims of election fraud resulted in the vote called by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy to remove Cheney from her leadership role.
“Millions of Americans have been misled by the former president,” Cheney continued. “They have heard only his words but not the truth, as he continues to undermine our democratic process, sowing seeds of doubt about whether democracy really works at all.”
Cheney noted that no credible evidence had been put forth to support Trump's claims of election fraud.
“I am a conservative Republican and the most conservative of conservative principles is reverence for the rule of law. The Electoral College has voted,” Cheney said. “More than 60 state and federal courts, including multiple judges the former president appointed, have rejected his claims. The Trump Department of Justice investigated the former president’s claims of widespread fraud and found no evidence to support them.”
Cheney also offered criticism of her Republican colleagues who have ignored the court rulings and governmental reviews showing that the 2020 election was free of widespread fraud.
“Those who refuse to accept the rulings of our courts are at war with the Constitution,” Cheney said, adding, “Remaining silent and ignoring the lie emboldens the liar. I will not participate in that. I will not sit back and watch in silence while others lead our party down a path that abandons the rule of law and joins the former president’s crusade to undermine our democracy.”
On Wednesday, Republicans in the House will likely vote to replace Cheney with Rep. Elaine Stefanik, R-N.Y., who has echoed some of Trump’s claims of election fraud.
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