Representative Liz Cheney of Wyoming was soundly beaten in her Republican primary on Tuesday by Harriet Hageman, providing Donald Trump with his most coveted trophy yet in his protracted drive to rid the Republican Party of his detractors.
Representative Liz Cheney of Wyoming was severely defeated in her Republican primary by Harriet Hageman on Tuesday, giving Donald Trump his most cherished trophy yet in his long-running campaign to purge the Republican Party of his enemies.
Cheney Loses Wyoming House GOP Primary
Liz Cheney's demise was as predictable as it was significant. The main Republican opponent of Trump and vice chairwoman of the committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol incident will no longer have a seat in Congress from which to confront a person she feels constitutes a severe threat to American democracy, beginning next year.
Cheney accepted loss soon as The Associated Press called the race, implying that she was creating a precedent for recognizing voters' decision. At a rally in Cheyenne, Hageman declared victory, blasting Cheney and "the elites" in Washington. "We're sick and tired of the Jan. 6 commission," she remarked. "We're sick of Liz Cheney."
The rejection of Cheney demonstrated Republican primary voters' hunger for retaliation against officeholders who openly and actively oppose Trump even though the former president is still under investigation in numerous cases. Only two of the ten House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump last year will be on the ballot this autumn, New York Times reported.
Liz Cheney Hints at Possible 2024 Presidential Election Bid
In her concession statement, Cheney hinted at a future presidential bid against Donald Trump in 2024. Cheney invoked similarities to President Lincoln, who lost a succession of contests before capturing the White House, in her concession statement on Tuesday in Jackson, Wyoming.
Although she hinted at presidential ambitions, she spent the majority of her time on the platform denouncing outgoing President Donald Trump, whose unsubstantiated assertions that the 2020 election was stolen she blamed for her defeat. Cheney reminded Americans in her address that Trump is not the right option for 2024, denouncing the January 6 Capitol disturbance, which she chaired Senate investigations into.
She also urged people of all political stripes to unite against those who are disputing the 2020 presidential election results, claiming that baseless assertions about America's elections were an attack on democracy. At the start of her concession address, Cheney informed her supporters that she had phoned Trump-backed competitor Harriet Hageman and surrendered the race, emphasizing that accepting election results "honorably" is part of American democracy, according to Daily Mail.
In the immediate wake of Rep. Liz Cheney's crushing defeat on Tuesday, several Republican officials were ready to dance on her political grave. Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado, one of Cheney's soon-to-be former colleagues, kept things brief: "Girl, BYE!" "
Wyoming Senator John Barrasso took a more conciliatory tone, saying Cheney's opponent, Harriet Hageman, will join the state's congressional delegation to form a strong, conservative, and effective team for the people of Wyoming. However, Trump's detractors did not keep silent. Former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele cited Cheney's concession address, in which she swore to do everything possible to prevent Trump from regaining the presidency, as per USA Today.
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