Congresswoman Liz Cheney (R- WY) acknowledged Friday that she voted for Donald Trump in 2020, but regrets that vote.
Cheney was ousted from House GOP leadership this week for repeatedly calling out Trump’s big lie about the election, and she has been replaced as conference chair by Elise Stefanik.
ABC News’ Jon Karl asked Cheney Friday — for an interview set to air in full on Sunday — if she voted for Trump.
“I did,” she said.”
“Do you regret that vote?” he asked.
“Look, I think that the…” Cheney started to say.
“How could you not regret that vote, given what’s happened?” Karl asked.
Cheney said she “was never going to support Joe Biden” before acknowledging, “I do regret the vote.”
“It was a vote based on policy,” she explained. “But I think it is fair to say that I regret the vote.”
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