Dick Cheney

2022 - 8 - 4

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Dick Cheney defends daughter Liz, slams Trump, in new primary ad (ABC News)

Former Vice President Dick Cheney defends his daughter, Rep. Liz Cheney, in a new primary ad as she faces a Trump-backed challenger in Wyoming's primary on ...

"The people of Wyoming fundamentally believe in the Constitution and faithfulness to it and our oath," Cheney said. Cheney's support in 2020 was strong with 68.6% of the vote in the general election and an even stronger turnout in the Republican primary with 73.5% of the vote there -- but the upcoming primary presents her first test to voters since taking on Trump. A vocal critic of Trump resisting a peaceful transfer of power, Cheney first drew Trump's ire when she became one of 10 Republicans to vote to impeach him for "incitement of insurrection" after the Jan. 6 attack. "Like many Wyomingites, I supported Liz Cheney when she ran for Congress," Hageman said when announcing her bid last September, the same day Trump endorsed her. "In our nation's 246-year history, there has never been an individual who is a greater threat to our Republic than Donald Trump," the former vice president says. "He lost his election, and he lost big.

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Dick Cheney calls Donald Trump a 'coward' in new ad supporting ... (CNN)

Former Vice President Dick Cheney criticizes former President Donald Trump as a "threat to our republic" and a "coward" in a new campaign ad for his ...

"There is nothing more important she will ever do than lead the effort to make sure Donald Trump is never again near the Oval Office." Her rivals have attacked Cheney over her role as one of two Republicans on the January 6 panel, and have dismissed that probe's importance. I know it, he knows it and, deep down, I think most Republicans know it," Cheney says.

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Former Vice President Dick Cheney rips 'coward' Trump in election ... (CNBC)

The ad came as polls show Cheney trailing her top Republican opponent, Trump-backed Harriet Hageman, by wide margins.

"Liz is fearless. Dick Cheney has been involved in these talks as well, CNBC previously reported. Cheney is Trump's biggest Republican critic in Congress and a leading member of the House select committee investigating him over the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. Polls of the Aug. 16 Wyoming primary show Cheney trailing her top Republican opponent, Trump-backed Harriet Hageman, by wide margins. I know it, he knows it, and deep down, I think most Republicans know it." A real man wouldn't lie to his supporters," Cheney said.

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Dick Cheney calls Trump a 'coward' in ad for daughter's reelection (Politico)

There has never been an individual who is a greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump,” the former vice president said in advocating for Rep.

“Lynne and I are so proud of Liz for standing up for the truth, doing what’s right, honoring her oath to the Constitution, as so many in our party are too scared to do so,” Dick Cheney said in the ad, referring to his wife. Trump’s targeting of Cheney grew more intense when she agreed to serve as the top Republican on the House Jan. 6 select committee, where she was the breakout star during a series of revealing hearings about the former president and his inner circle in the days leading up to the attack. Her father’s ad dropped less than two weeks before Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) is set to face a tough challenge from a Trump-backed candidate, attorney Harriet Hageman, in her Aug. 16 primary. He lost his election, and he lost big. “In our nation’s 246-year history, there has never been an individual who is a greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump,” Cheney said. “He tried to steal the last election using lies and violence to keep himself in power after the voters had rejected him.

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Dick Cheney in new ad: No individual is 'greater threat to our ... (The Hill)

Dick Cheney calls Donald Trump a “coward” and a “threat to our republic” in a new ad for his daughter, Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), who is facing a primary ...

Campaign Campaign Campaign And she will succeed. “There is nothing more important she will ever do than lead the effort to make sure Donald Trump is never again near the Oval Office again. I know it, he knows it and deep down I think most Republicans know it.”

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Dick Cheney Labels Trump A 'Coward' In Last-Ditch Ad For Rep. Liz ... (Forbes)

The former vice president cut a last-minute campaign ad for his daughter, Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), whose chances to beat a Trump-backed challenger in an ...

Cheney has already paid an immense political price for her vote to impeach Trump and choosing to be on the committee. Reps. Peter Meijer (Mich.) and Tom Rice (S.C.) lost their GOP primaries, while Rep. Dan Newhouse (Wash.) and Jaime Herrera Beutler (Wash.) are struggling in open primary races that have not yet been called. Only six of the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump decided to run for reelection, and they haven't fared well. Unseating Cheney is one of the top priorities for Trump in the 2022 midterms, and his attacks appear to be connecting with voters. Dick Cheney has reportedly sounded off against Trump in the past year. Former Vice President Dick Cheney emerged from relative political seclusion Thursday to castigate former President Donald Trump as a "coward" and a "threat" to the country in a new campaign video for his daughter, Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), who faces tough odds to beat a Trump-backed challenger in her Republican primary later this month.

Dick Cheney calls Trump a 'coward' in ad for daughter Liz (National Post)

Former Vice President Dick Cheney excoriated Donald Trump in a new campaign video for his daughter Rep. Liz Cheney, calling the former president a “coward” ...

“I proudly voted for my daughter. Liz Cheney has faced other fallout from her vote to impeach Trump and join the Jan. 6 House committee. Trump has endorsed lawyer Harriet Hageman in Cheney’s primary. “In our nation’s 246-year history, there has never been an individual who is a greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump,” Cheney said. The video was released Thursday by Rep. Cheney’s reelection campaign, two weeks before a Republican primary election in Wyoming that the three-term congresswoman is bracing to lose. Article content

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Dick Cheney calls Trump a coward in new campaign ad for daughter ... (Salon)

"There has never been an individual who was a greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump," Cheney says · By Brandon Gage · Published August 5, 2022 4:00AM ( ...

"Lynn and I are so proud of Liz for standing up for the truth, doing what's right, honoring her oath to the Constitution, when so many in our party are too scared to do so. I know it, he knows it, and deep down, I think most Republicans know it," Cheney said. "I am Dick Cheney. I proudly voted for my daughter.

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In new ad, Dick Cheney slams Trump as a liar and a 'coward' (MSNBC)

Dick Cheney's new ad: "In our nation's 246-year history, there has never been an individual who is a greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump."

(In 2004, with Cheney on the ballot, the Republican ticket carried Wyoming with 68.8 percent of the vote. First, it’s difficult to cheer Dick Cheney under any circumstances, especially as he accuses someone else of being a dangerous threat to democratic principles. In 2020, Trump’s GOP ticket won Wyoming with 69.9 percent of the vote.) Second, as a matter of political strategy, it was widely assumed that Liz Cheney would try to shift the focus in this race to her conservative record and support for conservative principles — and away from her fight against Trump and in support of democracy. And she will succeed.” I know it, he knows it, and deep down I think most Republicans know it.”

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Dick Cheney attacks Donald Trump as 'greatest threat to our republic' (The Guardian)

Vice-president under George W Bush denounces, in campaign ad for daughter Liz, 'coward … who lost his election, and lost big'

It’s time to retire elitist Liz Cheney.” The one-minute ad featured the elder Cheney’s sharpest public attacks against Trump to date. I know it, he knows it, and deep down I think most Republicans know it.”

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