WASHINGTON — Former Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., on Wednesday endorsed the vice president Kamala Harris for president, the latest high-profile Republican endorsement for Democrats.
Cheney’s comments came during a speech at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy.
“Because of this danger Donald Trump “Not only am I not voting for Donald Trump, I’m going to vote for Kamala Harris,” Cheney said in the video. Sent to X. The university presented a separate clip From Cheney’s statements to NBC News.
In his speech, the former congressman said it’s “critically important” that people understand they don’t have the luxury of writing in “candidates’ names, especially in swing states.”
Cheney led the Republican caucus before being fired for criticizing former President Donald Trump. There’s Cheney also said If Trump is elected for a second term, he will try to stay in power after four years. In the same interview with NBC’s TODAY show host Savannah Guthrie, Cheney said, “I will never vote for Donald Trump and I will do everything in my power to make sure that Donald Trump is defeated in 2024.”
Harris campaign in August More than two dozen Republicans have announced their endorsementsmany of them are politicians who strongly oppose Trump’s candidacy.
Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger served as Cheney January 6 the commission also confirmed Harris. He was The president endorsed Joe Biden while still in the race. Speaking at the Democratic National Convention, Kinzinger said Trump had “strangled the soul” of the GOP.
Cheney in 2022 kicked out By a Trump-backed opponent in the Republican primary. He was first elected to the National Assembly in 2016.