Liz Cheney calls Trump 'a domestic threat' and criticizes Republicans supporting 'this dangerous and irrational man'



Rep. Elizabeth Cheney lambasted former President Donald Trump and his supporters in the Republican party during a speech Tuesday.

Cheney called Trump a "domestic threat" and accused him of working against the Constitution and the rule of law. She was speaking in New Hampshire at St. Anselm College.

"At this moment when it matters most, we are also confronting a domestic threat that we've never faced before: a former president who's attempting to unravel the foundations of our constitutional Republic, aided by political leaders who have made themselves willing hostages to this dangerous and irrational man," said Cheney.

Cheney was among ten Republicans who voted to impeach Trump during the second impeachment on charges that he incited an insurrection on Jan. 6 when some of his supporters rioted at the U.S. Capitol. She criticized him for continuing to reject the official results of the presidential election.

"Political leaders who sit silent in the face of these false and dangerous claims are aiding a former president who is at war with the rule of law and the Constitution," she continued.

"When our constitutional order is threatened as it is now, rising above partisanship is not simply an aspiration it is an obligation, an obligation of every one of us," she added.

Cheney went on to say that she disagrees with the policies of President Joe Biden while enumerating the ideals of conservatism.

"His policies are bad for this country. I believe deeply that conservative principles, limited government, low taxes, a strong national defense, the family, the family as the essential building block of our nation, and our society, those are the right ideals for this country," she said.

"I love my party," Cheney added. "I love its history, I love its principles. But I love my country more."

Trump has fired back at Cheney many times over her criticism, and has even backed a primary challenger to her congressional seat in the 2022 midterm election. Wyoming has only one at-large congressional district.

Here's the video of Cheney's comments:

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Donald Trump Jr. bashes Rep. Liz Cheney for greeting Biden before his address to Congress and she just responded



Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) received some criticism for greeting President Joe Biden warmly before his address to Congress on Wednesday, and she fired off a response from her Twitter account.

Among those criticizing Cheney was Donald Trump Jr. who repeated the "warmonger" epithet his father used against Cheney on Tuesday.

“Republican" warmonger Liz Cheney gives Sleepy Joe a fist bump after he delivered a radical socialist vision for th… https://t.co/N0exn53GtV
— Donald Trump Jr. (@Donald Trump Jr.)1619725796.0

"'Republican' warmonger Liz Cheney gives Sleepy Joe a fist bump after he delivered a radical socialist vision for the future of America. So glad she's in the GOP leadership, I guess they wanted to be more inclusive and put Democrats in there too?!?" Trump Jr. tweeted.

Cheney appeared to respond to the missive in her own tweet hours later.

"I disagree strongly w/@JoeBiden policies, but when the President reaches out to greet me in the chamber of the US House of Representatives, I will always respond in a civil, respectful & dignified way," Cheney tweeted.

I disagree strongly w/@JoeBiden policies, but when the President reaches out to greet me in the chamber of the US H… https://t.co/hQvQ8NBehN
— Liz Cheney (@Liz Cheney)1619741241.0

"We're different political parties," she added. "We're not sworn enemies. We're Americans."

Cheney laid out her disagreement with Biden's policies in a separate tweet.

"Biden, Pelosi and Democrats are set on abusing their power and infringing on our freedoms as they try to pass their radical agenda into law," she tweeted.

Biden, Pelosi and Democrats are set on abusing their power and infringing on our freedoms as they try to pass their radical agenda into law.
— Rep. Liz Cheney (@Rep. Liz Cheney)1619723760.0

The spat is just the latest in a feud among Republicans for control of the party. Cheney is in the leadership but voted to impeach former President Donald Trump in the second impeachment trial for incitement of insurrection. Allies of the former president aim to replace the leadership with Republicans that will continue Trump's legacy and defend him publicly.

Trump assailed Cheney in a statement Tuesday after she told the New York Post that she would not rule out a presidential campaign in her future. She also said that she would not support any presidential candidate who had supported the effort to overturn the 2020 election.

"She'll either be yet another lobbyist or maybe embarrass her family by running for President, in order to save face," wrote Trump.

"This warmongering fool wants to stay in the Middle East and Afghanistan for another 19 years, but doesn't consider the big picture — Russia and China!" he concluded.

Here's more about the feud between Trump and Cheney:

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'There is no way she can win': Trump blasts Liz Cheney as 'warmongering fool'



Former President Donald Trump issued another acidic missive against Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) in a statement released on Tuesday.

"Liz Cheney is polling sooo low in Wyoming, and has sooo little support, even from the Wyoming Republican Party, that she is looking for a way out of her Congressional race. Based on all polling, there is no way she can win," Trump claimed.

"She'll either be yet another lobbyist or maybe embarrass her family by running for President, in order to save face," he added. "This warmongering fool wants to stay in the Middle East and Afghanistan for another 19 years, but doesn't consider the big picture—Russia and China!"

Trump's statement might have been in response to Cheney's comments to the New York Post about the possibility of her running for president in 2024.

"I'm not ruling anything in or out — ever is a long time," said Cheney on Monday.

She also went on to say that any politician who supported the effort to overturn the 2020 election should be disqualified from running for president because they violated their oath to support the Constitution.

"I do think that some of our candidates who led the charge, particularly the senators who led the unconstitutional charge, not to certify the election, you know, in my view that's disqualifying," said Cheney.

"I think that adherence to the Constitution, adherence to your oath has got to be at the top of the list. So, I think, you know that certainly will be a factor that I'm looking at," she added.

Cheney previously earned the ire of the former president when she was among the few Republicans in the House of Representatives to vote to impeach him the second time on a charge of inciting an insurrection.

"The President of the United States summoned this mob, assembled the mob, and lit the flame of this attack," said Cheney at the time.

"Everything that followed was his doing. None of this would have happened without the President," she continued. "The President could have immediately and forcefully intervened to stop the violence. He did not."

She later went on to say that she wouldn't vote for Trump if he decided to run for president against in 2024.

Here's more about the infighting in the Republican party:

House Republicans Gather In Florida For GOP Policy Retreat, Trump Not Invited | NBC News NOWwww.youtube.com