Trump counters Liz Cheney for her ‘unhinged statements’
Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday hit again at former Rep. Liz Cheney for her current feedback attacking him.
“Crazy Liz Cheney, who may be responsible for destroying the evidence from the J6 Unselect Committee, making all cases, past and present, highly questionable, AT BEST, is suffering from a massive case of TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME,” Mr. Trump wrote in a Truth Social submit. “She just lost her Congressional Seat by the largest margin EVER, now is desperately looking for something else to do. Her unhinged statements are becoming a THREAT TO DEMOCRACY.”
Ms. Cheney has been a visitor on a number of information exhibits discussing her new ebook, “Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning.” In the ebook she writes concerning the Jan. 6, 2021, protest on the Capitol and the Republican Party below Mr. Trump.
In her interviews, she has warned in opposition to the reelection of Mr. Trump.
“A Trump vote is not acceptable,” Ms. Cheney stated on NBC’s “Today” present Monday. “I hope there are options and alternatives that reflect the important challenges that we’re facing and that reflect leadership to meet those challenges, but that choice can never be Donald Trump because a vote for Donald Trump may mean the last election that you ever get to vote in.”
She added, “I don’t say that lightly, and I think it’s heartbreaking that that’s where we are, but people have to recognize that a vote for Donald Trump is a vote against the Constitution.”
She additionally stated if Mr. Trump wins a second time period he would refuse to depart workplace after the 4 years are up.
“There’s no question. Absolutely. He’s already done it once,” she stated. “He’s already attempted to seize power, and he was stopped, thankfully, and for the good of the nation and the republic. But he said he will do it again. He’s expressed no remorse for what he did.”
Ms. Cheney stated on CBS’ “Sunday Morning” present, “People who say ‘Well, if he’s elected, it’s not that dangerous because we have all of these checks and balances’ don’t fully understand the extent to which the Republicans in Congress today have been co-opted.”
The daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney was one of many 9 House Republicans who voted to question Mr. Trump after Jan. 6. She additionally served as vice chairwoman on the House choose committee that investigated the occasion.
She misplaced her Wyoming election in a landslide final 12 months to Trump-backed Harriet Hageman.
“It’s painful for me as someone who, you know, has spent their whole life in Republican politics, who grew up as Republican, to watch what’s happening to my party,” Ms. Cheney stated, “and to watch the extent to which Donald Trump himself has, you know, basically determined that the only thing that matters is him, his power, his success.”