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Liz Cheney: “What he's done is embrace Donald Trump, and if I were doing what he's doing, I would be deeply ashamed of myself. I…”

On the recordSeptember 26, 2021
What he's done is embrace Donald Trump, and if I were doing what he's doing, I would be deeply ashamed of myself. I don't know how you explain that to your children.
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Liz Cheney
Republican · Wyoming

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Liz Cheney criticizes Kevin McCarthy for his support of Donald Trump after the Capitol insurrection.

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