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Liz Cheney: “The leaders of the Republican Party have made themselves willing hostages to a man who admits he tried to overturn a…”

On the recordFebruary 4, 2022
The leaders of the Republican Party have made themselves willing hostages to a man who admits he tried to overturn a presidential election and suggest he would pardon January 6th defendants. I cannot recognize those in party -- I do not recognize those in my party who have abandoned the constitution to embrace Donald Trump. History will be their judge.
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Liz Cheney
Republican · Wyoming
Source
msnbc.com

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Liz Cheney criticizes Republican leaders for their loyalty to Trump and abandoning constitutional principles.

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