Rep. Liz Cheney will do "Whatever it takes" to stop the spread of Trumpism

THE 2022 TEXAS TRIBUNE FESTIVAL

Rep. Liz Cheney says she will do whatever it takes to keep Donald Trump from the White House, even if it means leaving the Republican Party.

Cheney, who is the top Republican on the House January 6th committee, urged voters to prioritize preserving democracy over policy differences during this year’s midterms at The Texas Tribune Festival.

U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney said she would do “whatever it takes” to make sure former President Donald Trump is not the GOP presidential nominee during the 2024 elections, including stumping for Democrats running against election deniers running as Republicans.

When asked by Texas Tribune CEO Evan Smith if she would consider running for president toward that end, the Republican congresswoman reiterated she would do everything in her power to prevent the former president from representing her party in the next presidential election.

The Texas Tribune is a nonprofit media organization headquartered in Austin, Texas. It aims to promote civic engagement through original, explanatory journalism and public events.  Echo report by Matthew Choi.

Rep. Liz Cheney:

“I certainly will do whatever it takes to make sure Donald Trump isn't anywhere close to the Oval Office,” Cheney said during the closing night of The Texas Tribune Festival.

Cheney, who lost to a Republican primary challenger in August but will continue as vice chair of the House January 6th Committee until she leaves office in January, said she continues to identify as a Republican, celebrating the legacy of the likes of Ronald Reagan and Dwight D. Eisenhower.

         Harriet Hageman- purple lipstick?

Rep. Liz Cheney has been the U.S. representative for Wyoming's at-large congressional district since 2017. Unfortunately, she was defeated for her bid to be elected in 2022, by the hideous candidate named Harriet Hageman, who had one time been a Republican ally with Ms. Cheney. It's the sad political proverbial, "With false friends like Hageman, Cheney didn't need enemies." IMO, Harriet Hageman must be as vile a person as she is a hideous looking woman. 

But, Cheney said she would no longer be a Republican if Trump gets the party’s nomination in 2024.

“I'm going to make sure Donald Trump, make sure he's not the nominee,” Cheney said. “And if he is the nominee, I won't be a Republican.”

Cheney maintained that she is an ardent conservative on policy issues, voting in near lockstep with Trump’s legislative agenda when he was in office. 

But, she warned a House Republican majority would give outsized power to members who have been staunch allies of the former president and his efforts to keep the White House, including U.S. Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (MTG -" "It's not easy being green"-

MTG- "Evillene"

with Lauren Boebert (Lauren Boebert is so stupid!) and Jim Jordan (#GymJimJordan aka "Locker Room Gym).

Cheney excoriated Trump for his failure to call off rioters at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. She said without equivocation that any decision by the investigating committee about whether there should be criminal prosecution would be unanimous across the seven Democrats and two Republicans. She did not say whether the committee would decide in favor of a criminal prosecution.

“One of the things that has surprised me the most about my work on this committee is how sophisticated the plan was that Donald Trump was involved in and oversaw every step of the way,” Cheney said. “It was a multipart plan that he oversaw, he was involved in personally and directly.

“While leaders in Congress were begging him, ‘Please, tell the mob to go home,’ Donald Trump wouldn't,” Cheney said. “And just set the politics aside for a minute and think to yourself, ‘What kind of human being does that?’”

The committee is gearing up to wrap up its work in the coming weeks and is slated to meet Wednesday, September 28, for another public hearing, offering no details about what will be discussed then. She said the next hearing is unlikely to be the committee’s last, despite committee Chair Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., suggesting the opposite earlier this week.

When asked if she would like Trump to testify before the committee, she paused for a moment before offering the following: “Any interaction that Donald Trump has with the committee will be under oath and subject to penalty of perjury.”