On a mission to keep former President Donald Trump from returning to the White House, Former U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney implored New Hampshire voters Friday to use their upcoming presidential primary to send a message to the world. \u201cSpeak for us all. Tell the world who we are with your vote. Tell them that we are a good and a great nation,\u201d she said at Dartmouth College a little over two weeks before the Jan. 23 primary.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut make sure they know that we do not bend, we do not break and we do not yield in the defense of our freedom. Show the world that we will defeat the plague of cowardice sweeping through the Republican party.\u201d Cheney, daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, had been a leading Republican voice for years. But she parted with many of her colleagues over Trump\u2019s false claims of voting fraud and her position as vice chair of the Congressional committee that investigated the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.<\/p>\n
On Friday, the Supreme Court said it will decide whether Trump can be kept off ballots because of his role in the attack. Cheney said she agrees with those who believe he should be disqualified under a provision of the 14th Amendment barring some people who \u201cengaged in insurrection\u201d from holding public office. \u201cThis is a process that will go through the courts and we\u2019ll see how that unfolds. But here\u2019s no question in my mind that his actions clearly constituted an offense that is within the language of the 14th Amendment,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s not a requirement that you be convicted in the Senate or in a court of law, and so I believe in the plain language of the constitution.\u201d Cheney, who was soundly defeated in her 2022 primary, said she disagrees with many of President Joe Biden\u2019s policies but said conservative Republicans should recognise \u201cThe threat posed by Donald Trump and the threat posed by Joe Biden are not even remotely similar.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOur nation can survive and recover from policy mistakes. We cannot recover from a president willing to torch the Constitution,\u201d she said. As for her political future, Cheney demurred when asked if she is planning a third-party run for president. \u201cI\u2019m going to do whatever the most effective thing is to ensure that Donald Trump is not elected,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019ll make a decision about what that is in the coming months as we see what happens in the Republican primaries.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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