President-elect Donald Trump said Vice President Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party's decision to accommodate the Cheneys was a “big mistake” that appealed to neither Democrats nor Republicans.
In a post on Truth Social on Sunday night, he offered his criticism of campaign tactics:
“Democrats made a huge mistake by letting crazy Liz Cheney and her father Dick join their presidential campaign,” Trump wrote. “Republicans were furious about this, and Democrats were just scratching their heads in shock.”
“It's always a bad idea to bring the 'loser' into the game.” [sic] It's a political movement! ” he added.
In September, former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), one of two establishment Republicans to serve on the House Jan. 6 Select Committee, announced that she was a graduate of Duke University's Sanford School of Public Policy. He spoke at an event to express his support for Harris.
“And as a conservative, as someone who believes in the Constitution and cares about the Constitution, I've thought deeply about this. Given the danger that Donald Trump poses, I just won't vote for Donald Trump. “I'm going to vote for Kamala Harris,” Cheney said.
A few days later she said: atlantic ocean Her father, former Vice President Dick Cheney, also said he would support Harris.
“I wasn't expecting those words,” he replied. Atlantic's Mark Leibovich.
The Cheneys' support for Harris underscores the rapid political realignment that has been occurring in the United States since Trump entered the political scene.
Many establishment Republicans like the Cheneys feel more comfortable in today's Democratic Party, but like many working-class Democratic voters, prominent current and former Democrats also feel more at home this term. He rebelled against his party and supported the next president.
Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (HI), the 2020 Democratic presidential candidate who joined the Republican Party in October, supported President Trump this term, but Robert F. Kennedy, who is running as both a Democrat and an independent in the 2024 presidential election cycle,・Junior withdrew from the Republican Party. Trump support race in August.
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