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Former U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney continued to solidify her “RINO” — Republican In Name Only” — reputation during a sit-down interview with Sen. Ted Cruz’s Democratic opponent, claiming that the Texas Republican and ally of former President Donald Trump was untrustworthy.
Cheney, who was trounced in the 2022 GOP primary in her home state of Wyoming by now-Rep. Harriet Hageman after turning against Trump, appeared with Rep. Colin Allred (D-Texas), on local ABC affiliate WFAA in Dallas on Monday to trash the Republican incumbent.
During the interview, Cheney and Allred talked about how they became friends during their shared time in the House while repeating the familiar accusation that Cruz’s and Trump’s challenging of last-minute voting and balloting changes ahead of the 2020 election was akin to “overturning the results.”
“The choice for the people of Texas is just a very clear one,” Cheney said of Cruz vs Allred. “When there’s a candidate who is as competent and somebody of the kind of character as Colin, I think it’s very important that we support him.”
Cheney has also said she’s voting for Vice President Kamala Harris despite claiming to oppose her socialist agenda.
“You can’t trust Ted Cruz. He’s going to say whatever he has to say to serve his own political purpose,” she said, striking a highly ironic tone.
But I’ve worked with Colin. We were on different sides of the aisle, different sides of the issues, but at the end of the day, I know he has the interest of the people of Texas first and foremost,” she said.
Allred, a former NFL player, said he wanted “principled” conservatives to join with him and Cheney, though he didn’t explain what that meant.
“I want principled conservatives in this state to know that I want them to be a part of this campaign and that they are welcome in our coalition. I’ll be their senator as well,” he said.
Cruz remains a strong favorite in the race, however, according to most polling.
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Former U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) had strong words for Kamala Harris after the Democratic nominee expressed that she was “honored” to receive endorsements from Liz and former Vice President Dick Cheney.
Former VP Cheney, a prominent architect of the Iraq War, declared that he would be voting for Harris in November. In his endorsement statement, he reiterated his frequent criticisms of Trump, calling the former president the “greatest threat” America has ever faced. He also falsely accused Trump of “directing” his followers to “violently overturn the election,” ignoring the fact that Trump told protesters to remain peaceful on January 6.
“I have a very simple message for my Democrat friends, my Independent friends, those who may not be sure about who they’re voting for in this election. Dick Cheney has just made the choice very clear,” Gabbard said during an event in Colorado with former Fox News star-turned-Independent media mogul Tucker Carlson.
“A vote for Kamala Harris is a vote for Dick Cheney, the architect of everything that has gone wrong in the Middle East for the last few decades,” Gabbard said.
“And so it’s interesting because if you listen to the New York Times or some of the other mainstream media, they’re saying, oh, you know, don’t expect much from Kamala Harris in the way of policies and details and plans, and we’re not going to know much about what kind of president she’s been there, working in the White House the last three and a half years alongside Joe Biden,” Gabbard continued.
“She’s been the last one in the room, according to her, as these big decisions are being made. But we look at who she says, her response to the Dick Cheney announcement today was that she was honored to have his endorsement,” the former Democrat added, turning to the crowd.
“And we got military veterans in the house. Got a lot of you who probably served in the Middle East like I did. And so it sickened me, Tucker, to read those words today,” Gabbard noted further.
