Liz Cheney Endorses Kamala Harris
Former Rep. Liz Cheney said she is endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris for president. The former Republican congresswoman from Wyoming is a longtime critic of former President Donald Trump, mainly over his role in inspiring the 2021 Capitol insurrection. Trump falsely claims the election was rigged against him and tried to pressure officials in states he lost to overturn their results.
Cheney served on the House Jan. 6 select committee, which further rankled her Republican colleagues. Trump backed Cheney’s GOP primary challenger and Cheney lost in a blowout after she was ousted from her leadership position within the House Republican Conference.
CNN producer Kit Maher reported on the endorsement on Wednesday.
“As a conservative, as someone who believes in and cares about the Constitution, I have thought deeply about this, and because of the danger that Donald Trump poses, not only am I not voting for Donald Trump, but I will be voting for Kamala Harris,” Cheney said while speaking at Duke University. The revelation earned her a round of applause from the audience.
BREAKING: @Liz_Cheney tells @DukeU audience she is voting for @KamalaHarris.
If you are a Republican and want to support the #HarrisWalz campaign we have a place for you. DM me. My DMs are open. #RepublicansForHarrispic.twitter.com/2bgl2CMEdt
— Juan Peñalosa (@JuanPenalosa) September 4, 2024
Earlier this year, Trump called for Cheney to be imprisoned, writing that she “should go to Jail along with the rest of the Unselect Committee!” The former president falsely alleged that Cheney and other members of the committee destroyed evidence that would have exculpated him over his role in inciting the Capitol riot.
