Former U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) told voters in New Hampshire on Friday that she is facing what she alleges is spreading within the Republican Party as she heads to the polls to cast her vote in the 2024 presidential primary. He called on people to take a firm stance against the “despicableness” of such actions. Later this month.
Cheney, who was a member of the House Republican leadership during her time as a lawmaker, made the comments in a speech at Dartmouth College as New Hampshire voters prepared for the Jan. 23 primary.
“When you go to the polls in New Hampshire in a little over two weeks, the world will be watching,” Cheney said.
“Speak for all of us. Tell the world who we are with your vote. Tell the world that we are a good and great country,” she added. Ta. “But let them understand that we will not bow, we will not give in, we will not give in to protect freedom. Show the world that we will defeat the vile plague that is running rampant within the Republican Party.”
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Former U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) urged New Hampshire voters to stand up against what she called “the meanness” that is prevalent within the Republican Party. (Reuters/David Stubbs)
The former Republican has in recent years made unsubstantiated claims that the 2020 election was stolen from former President Trump, as well as criticized the former president's response to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol and his own vote. He has clashed with many Republicans over this issue. to impeach him. Mr. Cheney served as vice chairman of the Congressional committee investigating the Capitol riot.
“As a nation, we have reached a point where we cannot expect a group of elected Republicans to uphold the Constitution,” she said.
The Supreme Court announced Friday that it will decide whether Trump can be removed from state ballots over his role in the riot. This comes after two states, Colorado and Maine, took measures last month to exclude former presidents from their respective ballots, citing the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits some individuals involved in the insurrection from holding public office. This is in response to what was taught.
“This is a process that will go through the courts and we will see how it plays out, but his actions clearly constitute a violation within the meaning of the 14th Amendment,” Cheney said. There is no question in my mind.” “I don't need to be convicted in the Senate or in a court of law. That's why I believe in the plain language of the Constitution.”
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Liz Cheney has clashed with many Republicans in recent years over former President Trump's false claims that there was widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade Rose)
Cheney, who briefly lost re-election in the 2022 primary to a Trump-backed candidate after running against the former president, said she disagrees with many of President Biden's policies but is a conservative Republican. He urged lawmakers to recognize “the threat posed by Donald Trump.” The threat posed by Joe Biden and Joe Biden is dissimilar. ”
“Our country can survive and we can recover from bad policy. We can't recover from a president who wants to destroy our Constitution,” she said.
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Asked about her future political ambitions and whether this year's presidential election would include running as a third-party candidate, Cheney said she would consider running for the White House to prevent Trump's re-election. He repeated his past statements.
“We're going to do whatever is most effective to make sure Donald Trump doesn't get elected,” he said Friday. “We'll see what happens in the Republican primary and make a decision on that in the coming months.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
