Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) stepped up her opposition to Trump on Sunday, saying there was “no chance” that former President Ronald Reagan would support him if he were alive today.
“There's no way that Ronald Reagan would have supported Donald Trump. Donald Trump doesn't support any of the things that Ronald Reagan did. This is another place to encourage my Republican colleagues, not just in Congress but across the country, to really think hard about Donald Trump's policies, really think hard about the danger he poses, and think about what he was willing to do to stay in power,” Cheney said in an interview on ABC News' “This Week.”
Cheney, who has become one of Trump's most outspoken critics following the Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol, last week voiced her support for Vice President Harris, which she claims will be her first vote for a Democrat.
The former Republican from Wyoming said she has never voted Democrat for president since her first vote for Reagan in 1984, but the “gamble” this election will change Cheney's record.
Cheney said Sunday that Trump's policy stance and attempts to retain power after his 2020 election loss demonstrate “a robust rejection not only of traditional Republican policies but also of the constitutional order on which this country relies.”
She praised Harris' acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention, saying it could have been one delivered by former presidents Reagan and George Bush.
“This is really about embracing and understanding the extraordinary nature of our great country, about love for America, about the recognition that America is a special place and that we all have to work together to ensure that,” she said. “This is the opposite of what Donald Trump keeps repeating every day: that America is a failed nation, that America is a laughing stock.”
The day after Cheney publicly announced her support for Harris, her father, former Republican Vice President Dick Cheney, also endorsed the vice president.
In a statement, the former vice president said Americans have an “obligation” to uphold the Constitution, regardless of party affiliation.
“In the 248-year history of our country, there has never been a greater threat to our nation than Donald Trump,” he wrote. “He tried to steal the last election, using lies and violence to maintain his hold on power after it was rejected by voters. He cannot be entrusted with power again.”
