Former Republican Vice President Dick Cheney, who served under former President George W. Bush, said Friday he would support Vice President Harris in the November election.
Cheney issued a statement confirming her support for Democratic candidate Harris over former President Trump, hours after her daughter, former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), told an audience in Texas that she would be voting for Harris.
In a statement, the former vice president said Americans have an “obligation” to uphold the Constitution, regardless of party affiliation.
“In our nation's 248-year history, no man has ever posed a greater threat to our country 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. We cannot entrust him with power again.”
“As citizens, each of us has a duty to put country above partisanship and uphold the Constitution,” he added. “That's why I'm voting for Vice President Kamala Harris.”
The Hill has reached out to the Trump campaign for response.
Liz Cheney, who served on the House Select Committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, initially reported the news. Mark Leibovich of The Atlantic At the Texas Tribune Festival.
The former congressman announced earlier this week that he would be voting for Harris, despite being a lifelong conservative.
The Wyoming senator was one of 10 Republicans who voted in favor of impeachment following the January 6 riots and Trump's attempts to remain in power after losing to President Biden. Cheney lost her seat in the 2022 midterm elections to Rep. Harriet Hageman, a Republican backed by the former president.
Ahead of that election, Dick Cheney released an ad calling Trump a coward for refusing to concede the election.
“In the 246-year history of our country, there has never been a man more of a threat to our republic than Donald Trump,” Cheney said in the ad. “He tried to steal the last election, using lies and violence to stay in power after the voters rejected him. He's a coward. No real man would lie to his supporters. He lost the election. And he lost it badly. I know it. He knows it, and I think deep down, most Republicans know it too.”
Liz Cheney, one of Trump's biggest Republican critics, voiced her support for Harris at an event at Duke University on Wednesday, saying people in battleground states don't have the “luxury” to nominate their candidates this year.
She added, “As a conservative, as someone who believes in and values the Constitution, I've thought deeply about this. Not only will I not be voting for Donald Trump because of the danger that Donald Trump poses, but I will be voting for Kamala Harris.”
President Trump attacked Liz Cheney in March, calling for her to be prosecuted for allegedly concealing evidence from the committee's investigation of the Jan. 6 incident.
“Donald, just because a lie is told in capital letters doesn't make it true, and you know that you and your lawyers have had the evidence for a long time,” Cheney said. Respondeat the time.
Cheney's father was a hated figure among Democrats, especially over his role in the Iraq War.
“Who is Liz Cheney?” Trump campaign spokesman Stephen Chang said in an emailed statement to The Hill on Friday after the announcement.
Updated at 6pm EDT.
