Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) won't listen to Sen. Lindsey Graham (R.C.), who questioned why Republicans would support Vice President Harris for president. I warned you.
“Number one, don't listen to Lindsey Graham. This is actually good life advice,” Cheney told conservative columnist Charlie on Monday when she stopped by Harris on the campaign trail. told Mr. Sykes.
Mr. Sykes asked Mr. Cheney what he thought about Mr. Graham's remarks Sunday. exterior on NBC's “Meet the Press.”
“To all the Republicans who support her, what the hell are you doing? You're supporting the most radical candidate in the history of American politics,” the South Carolina Republican said in an interview. , referring to progressive policies the vice president has previously supported, including Medicare for All and a progressive Green New Deal.
Cheney went on to defend her support for Harris, calling a second term with former President Trump a “threat” in the White House.
“We've never faced a threat like this before, and I think it's very important that people understand that this republic will only survive if we protect it. It's not about partisan politics. “It means setting aside the Constitution and standing up for what is right and loving in our country… She is someone we can trust and someone our children can look up to,” Cheney said. spoke.
“And I think it's very important for us to vote for Vice President Harris this time,” she said, continuing to rally voters in “blue wall” states who oppose voting for Trump. A former lawmaker said:
Her father, former Vice President Dick Cheney (R), also endorsed the vice president last month.
When asked by an audience member later in the interview about how to get more Republicans to cross the aisle and vote for Harris, Cheney said the former president's emphasis on “partisan fights” He blamed her for what she judged to have been left behind.
“This election cycle has to be about more than partisanship,” Cheney said.
“What I believe about how she will govern, that she will be a president for all Americans, that she will listen and that perspectives that come from different ends of the political spectrum. “I came to understand that I am committed to having a child,” she added.
Sykes also asked Harris how the country can “bounce back” from partisan politics.
“Do we want a president of the United States who spends his entire time sitting in the Oval Office plotting revenge? Or do we want a president who actually cares about the American people?” Harris asked.
“The strength of our democracy requires a two-party system, and it really does,” she later added.
The Hill has reached out to the Trump campaign and Graham's press office for comment.
