Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) Interview Speaking at the Capital Times Ideas Fest in Madison, Wisconsin, he argued that conservatives have “too much going on, too much toxicity” within the Republican Party and that they may end up forming a new type of conservative party.
“There's definitely going to be a big change in the way we do politics. I don't know exactly what it's going to look like. I don't think it's just going to be that the Republican Party is going to run a new candidate and go on the campaign trail,” Cheney, an outspoken critic of Trump, told The New York Times' Peter Baker.
“I think there's too much going on and it's too damaging,” she added.
Asked by Baker whether she was suggesting that conservatives unhappy with the status quo in the Republican Party should form a new party, she replied, “Maybe.”
Cheney said earlier this month that she would vote for Vice President Harris in November's election, but added that she didn't think most Americans wanted “someone like Donald Trump to become president.”
Cheney, a critic of Trump, said her comments were based on her experience traveling the country speaking with Democrats, Republicans and independents. Her bipartisan efforts to speak out against Trump culminated in her endorsement of Harris.
She added that people want a “president their children can look up to” and someone who will “advocate for the peaceful transfer of power.”
“Even if we are to form a new political party, we have to start there,” she said.
Nationally, Harris is leading Trump 50.1 percent to 46.5 percent, according to a The Hill/Decision Desk HQ poll.
Asked for comment, Trump campaign spokesman Stephen Chang responded, “Who is Liz Cheney?”
Updated 5:32 p.m.
