Liz Cheney, the daughter of the former vice president, is known as former president Donald Trump’s leading opponent in the Republican Party.
Ilmari Reunamäki,
Mikko Leppänen
Congressman of the United States House of Representatives Liz Cheney On Tuesday, the Republican party lost the primary election in the state of Wyoming.
Hageman is the early favorite to replace Cheney as Wyoming’s sole representative in the House of Representatives in November’s election, as Wyoming is a staunchly Republican state.
Cheney has become known as a former president Donald Trump’s as a leading critic in the Republican Party. He voted for Trump’s second impeachment and is the vice chairman of the congressional committee investigating last year’s coup attempt.
Hageman, on the other hand, is Trump’s protégé. During his election campaign, Hageman promoted Trump’s false claim that the 2020 presidential election was rigged without any basis.
Cheney plans to continue opposing Trump
In his speech to his supporters, Cheney described his defeat as the start of a new chapter in his political career. Among the supporters was his father, a former vice president Dick Cheney.
– Our work is far from finished, Liz Cheney said on Tuesday evening, according to the news agency AP.
– I have said since January 6 that I will do everything in my power to make sure that Donald Trump never gets anywhere near the president’s office again, he continued.
Trump and his team celebrated Cheney’s defeat. The former president called the election result a “total blowout” for the January 6 investigative committee.
Trump wrote on his social media platform that Liz Cheney should be ashamed of herself and her behavior.
– Now he can Finally disappear into political oblivion. I’m sure he’ll be much happier there than he is now. Thanks Wyoming! Trump wrote according to the news agency AP.
Cheney will now have to leave Congress when his third term ends in January. He is not expected to leave Capitol Hill quietly.
Cheney will continue to chair the committee investigating the events of January 6 until it closes at the end of this year. Cheney is also considering running for president in 2024, either as a Republican or as an independent.