Former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney issued a series of dire warnings about the incoming Trump administration on Sunday, telling NBC News’ “Meet the Press” that people should think “carefully” about what another Trump presidency would look like.
“Donald Trump believes that once he’s in office, he’s immune to everything he does,” Cheney, a staunch Trump critic, told moderator Kristen Welker.
A former congressman endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris and pointed out to the Supreme Court that he campaigned with him judgment in July that the former president is immune from criminal prosecution for certain official acts committed while in office.
“Donald Trump believes that once he takes office, he will be immune to everything he does,” he said. “He will not respect the decisions of our courts and people should understand that our courts cannot enforce their decisions. Therefore, if the president refuses to fulfill his obligation, then we are no longer a country of laws.”
“The people who kept him from his worst dreams last time will not serve again,” he said.
Cheney too Retired General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under Trump and President Joe Biden, has refused to disagree with comments in Bob Woodward’s upcoming book calling Trump a “fascist to the core.”
“I have great respect for General Milla and see no reason to disagree with that assessment,” Cheney said.
NBC News has reached out to the Trump campaign for comment.
Cheney said Trump’s actions were “justified cruelty” on January 6, 2021, when his supporters rioted for hours at the U.S. Capitol and the then-president watched unreprehensively, comparing it to Trump’s repeated false claims that the federal government was under control. Biden blocks aid from going to hurricane-hit areas. Cheney was the deputy chairman of the House committee investigating the attack on the Capitol.
“Consider that our fellow citizens are in dire straits, they have serious needs, people’s lives are at risk, and he is lying to them for his own political gain about where they can get help.” “This kind of cruelty makes someone useless.”
The former congressman also warned that another Trump administration would bring a “disorganized and chaotic” foreign policy agenda, as he said, “Donald Trump embraces tyrants. Donald Trump loves tyrants. He idolizes them.”
“JD Vance and Donald Trump support both a very isolationist foreign policy and an unstable and chaotic foreign policy,” Cheney said, referring to the former president’s running mate, the Republican senator from Ohio. One area where Cheney agreed with Harris was an internationalist foreign policy, including strong support for Ukraine in its defensive war against Russia.
Cheney was also asked to address his comments before blasting Harris and Biden. In 2020, he This was reported by Fox News It said Harris was a “radical liberal” and that “his policies are simply completely out of step with what most Americans believe and stand for.”
On Sunday, the former congressman said his previous comments “absolutely reflect that we have political differences on a number of issues,” but added that “so it’s very important that people notice that I’m supporting him now, and that there is broad coalition come together to support him.”
“It’s based in part on who he is, that he will lead with a genuine heart, that he’s dedicated his life to public service, and that he looks at Donald Trump’s poses. If he were to be reelected, he would definitely be disruptive,” Cheney added.
The former congressman also criticized House Speaker Mike Johnson, who appeared on the program before him.
“We have a peaceful transfer of power,” Johnson told Welker when asked if he was committed to certifying the results of the upcoming election, regardless of who wins.
“We did it in 2020. We will do it in 2024. Everyone can take a deep breath and sigh that our system will work,” Johnson added.
Cheney disputed Johnson’s claim, pointing to the January 6 riots as proof that the transfer of power was not peaceful.
Johnson “has a record of repeatedly doing things he knows are wrong, things he knows are unconstitutional, to appease Donald Trump,” Cheney said. Johnson‘s role In their efforts to nullify the 2020 elections. “And frankly, you’ve seen the hypocrisy on display. So I think it’s very worrying. I think Donald Trump has consistently said over and over again over the last few months that you know this election is going to be rigged and if he loses, that’s why. Therefore, I think it is very important that the Republicans do not have a majority in the House of Representatives in January 2025.”