Former GOP Rep. Liz Chaney Sunday encouraged anti-Trump Republicans and independents to vote for the vice president Kamala Harrisadding that it was “not enough” to write in someone other than the former president Donald Trump In the November election.
“Given how close this race is, in my view, again, it’s not enough. You have a lot of Republicans who are saying, ‘Well, you know, we’re not going to vote for him, but we’re going to write somebody else,'” Cheney said during an interview on ABC News’ “This Week.” “And I think This time, that’s not enough, it’s important for Vice President Harris to actually vote.”
Asked why she decided to endorse Harris, Cheney noted that she has never voted for a Democrat in her 40 years of voting, but that Trump “is fundamentally a challenge and a threat to the Republicans.”
“We see it on a daily basis, someone who was willing to use violence to try to seize power to stay in power, someone who represents an irreversible disaster,” said Cheney, a vocal Trump critic who has served in the House. Served as Vice Chair of Jan. 6 said the committee. “Frankly, in my opinion, and that doesn’t happen, we have to do everything we can to make sure he doesn’t get re-elected.”
Pressed on whether the moderation of Harris’ positions on various issues compared to a few years ago made his decision to endorse her easier, Cheney pointed to Harris’ speech at the Democratic National Convention last month, saying she believed it was a speech that former GOP presidents Ronald Reagan and George Bush could have given.
“It’s very much an embrace and understanding of the extraordinary nature of this great nation, a love of America, a belief that America is a special place, a belief that we all have to work together to ensure that,” she said. “And you’re the opposite of making sure that we maintain that. You’re the opposite of what we hear every day from Donald Trump, that America is a failed nation, that America is a laughing stock.
“Trash-talking the United States of America is part of the message that Donald Trump is giving. And so at the end of the day, I think it’s important for people to recognize that he’s not conservative,” Cheney said, referring to Trump’s global tariffs. Citing the acceptance, he said he rejected what he called a “fundamentally anti-conservative policy” that would “shut down globally.” business.”
Cheney said she spoke with Harris in the process of deciding whether to endorse the vice president’s campaign, but declined to provide details of the conversation.
“I’m not going to talk about the details of the conversation, except to say that she has a full recognition and understanding of the stakes of this race and the importance of reflecting the broader coalition coming together to support it,” she said.
Asked what she had to say about former Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley’s recent comments that she On “standby” to campaign for Trump After she called the former president unfit for a second term in office, Cheney said she “doesn’t understand his position on this in any principled way” because Haley ran on conservative principles in the Republican presidential primary.
“The things that she said, she made clear when she was running in the primary, those things are true,” she said. “And again, you know, those of us who are conservative, those of us who believe in loyalty to the Constitution have a responsibility and a duty to recognize that this is not about partisan politics and that the country needs to be rebuilt conservatively, as we go through this election cycle. A true conservative movement then.
“In a lot of cases that a lot of elected Republicans have made — which is to abandon the Constitution, to tell yourself that this is just, you know, partisan selection — that’s not what we’re dealing with this time,” she said.
Cheney, who was ousted from the House Republican leadership after denouncing Trump in the wake of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack, Harris announced his support last week. Days later, her father, former Vice President Dick Cheney, said the same Harris plans to vote In November.
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., dismissed the notion that Harris’ Republican endorsement would make a difference in the presidential election.
“It’s a wonderful time in politics, you have Dick Cheney endorsing a Democrat and you have Kennedy endorsing a Republican,” Cotton said on CNN’s “State of the Union,” former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said. Endorsed Trump last month.
“I think what that tells us is that there’s a lot of ferment in American politics, but in the end, endorsements aren’t going to make a difference in this race. Before criticizing Harris’ record on the economy, he added, “What difference will his record make?”
In his statement announcing Harris’ endorsement, the former vice president criticized Trump’s baseless claims of a stolen 2020 election and said he “can never be trusted with power again.”
Asked during an interview on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” what he would say to undecided voters who might be swayed by the former vice president’s argument, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum said he was unsure if any undecided voters would be swayed because “she’s so good.” It is understood that Cheney is “not a fan” of Trump.
Bergum questioned whether Cheney would come on the campaign trail for Harris, citing criticism of the former vice president by Democrats over his record on foreign policy.
“This is, you know, ‘Darth Cheney,'” he said. “I think, you know, ‘genocidal war criminals,’ that’s what the Democrats have been called for decades. And now, overnight, they’re embracing it. So I guess I’m wondering if, you know, maybe that propaganda will be on the way.
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.WHO Harrison did not endorse She applauded Cheney for endorsing Harris in a separate interview on “Meet the Press,” as she replaced President Joe Biden in the race.
“I think what Dick and Liz Cheney are saying is that in this existential moment in American history, it’s not just the issues,” he said. “Cheney and I don’t agree on anything, on any issue. But what we do believe is that the United States must maintain its democratic foundation.
“And it’s not just Cheney. I think there’s a significant number of Republicans who say, ‘Well, you know, I might not agree with the vice president on this issue or that issue, but I can’t support someone who’s a pathological liar. , someone who has rebelled. Overturn the election returns,’” he added. “So I applaud the Cheneys for their courage in defending democracy. Obviously, we have very different views on all issues.
Sanders also said he didn’t think Harris was abandoning his progressive ideals, saying she a “practical” Proceed by moderating her views to “win the election”.
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