Former United States Representative Liz Cheney has said she regrets supporting Donald Trump after recently endorsing vice president Kamala Harris, as reported by USA Today.
During a Sunday interview on “Meet the Press” with NBC’s Kristen Welker, Cheney was asked whether she regretted her backing of Trump during the 2016 presidential election and in the years that followed while she served in Congress.Welker referenced a 2016 debate where Trump said, “I’ll tell you at the time. I’ll keep you in suspense,” when questioned about his commitment to a peaceful transfer of power.
“Yes, I do,” Cheney admitted. “For, certainly, people after what he did on January 6, to act as though you can have confidence in him, you know that that that simply is just not credible.” She condemned the events of January 6, calling the attack on the Capitol “brutal,” “depraved,” and “fundamentally cruel.”
After being removed as chair of the House Republican Conference for her opposition to Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 election results, Cheney has become a leading critic of him. She was one of ten Republicans who voted to impeach Trump for the Capitol attack and served as vice chair of the House select committee investigating the insurrection.
Cheney’s endorsement of Harris marks her continued efforts to support the Democratic nominee in the 2024 presidential race. Earlier this month, she campaigned alongside Harris in key states like Ripon and Wisconsin, urging voters from all backgrounds to support the vice president.
Notably, Cheney’s father, former vice president Dick Cheney, also said he will vote for Harris in November, showing a family break from traditional party lines.