Rep. Liz Cheney, a Republican, lost her party’s race for the state’s nomination to a candidate backed by former US President Donald Trump, but she vowed to “do whatever it takes” to ensure May he not reach the White House again.
“The eldest daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney lost the Republican primary in Wyoming to her rival Harriet Hageman, who was announced by Trump,” Sky News reported on Tuesday night. “
And the primary election in the Republican Party is an essential step to get the party’s nomination card in the mid-term elections of the United States Congress, which is scheduled for next November.
Cheney Sr., 81, ran in the Wyoming primary to support his daughter.
Cheney, 56, is one of Trump’s staunchest critics in the Republican Party and was one of 10 Republicans who voted to impeach him after the Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol. 2021.
Observers say: “The early loss of this politician’s seat in the parliament shows that Trump is still in control of the Republican Party.”
Despite the defeat, the Republican representative vowed to do “whatever it takes” to prevent the real estate tycoon from being re-elected president, according to AFP.
“I’ve said since January 6th that I’m going to do whatever it takes to make sure that Donald Trump never gets near the Oval Office again, and I mean it,” Cheney said in an admission of defeat.
He said he would have won an “easy” primary if he had chosen to support the former president, but insisted he “can’t and won’t go down that road.”
It should be noted that Liz Cheney managed to keep her seat in the US Parliament for 3 consecutive terms.
Harriet Hageman’s victory in the Republican nomination comes amid speculation that Trump will run again in the 2024 US presidential election.
Source: Lebanon Debate
