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Liz Cheney

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Liz Cheney is an American attorney and politician who served as the U.S. Representative for Wyoming's at-large congressional district from 2017 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party, she is the daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney. During her time in Congress, Cheney was known for her strong stance on national security and her opposition to former President Donald Trump, particularly following the events of January 6, 2021, which led to her being removed from her leadership position within the House Republican Conference.

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May 4, 2021

Trump repeats these words now with full knowledge of exactly this type of language provoked violence on January 6th, and its Justice Department and multiple Federal Judges have suggested there's good reason to believe that Trump's language…

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May 4, 2021

History is watching. Our children are watching. We must be brave enough to defend the basic principles that underpin and protect our freedom and our democratic process. I'm committed to doing that no matter what the short-term political…

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May 4, 2021

... while embracing or ignoring Trump's statements might seem attractive to some for fundraising and political purposes that approach will do profound long-term damage to our party and our country.

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May 4, 2021

The question before us now is whether we will join Trump's crusade to de-legitimize and undo the legal outcome of the 2020 election, with all the consequences that might have.

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May 4, 2021

We should not lie to the American people.

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May 4, 2021

She`s done nothing wrong other than to acknowledge what every other American out who participated in and watch the election of 2020 know to be true that Donald Trump lost.

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May 4, 2021

President Trump claimed for months that the election was stolen and then apparently set about to do everything he could to steal it himself.

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May 4, 2021

I am committed to doing that no matter what the consequences are.

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May 4, 2021

Steer away from the dangerous and anti-democratic Trump cult of personality

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May 4, 2021

They know it`s not true, because the Attorney General said that the former Attorney General, Attorney General Barr, who was a staunch advocate for former President Trump said he did not find any massive voter fraud.

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May 4, 2021

This is about whether the Republican Party is going to perpetuate lies about the 2020 election and attempt to whitewash what happened on January 6. Liz will not do that. That is the issue.

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May 4, 2021

It's a continuing attack on democracy.

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May 3, 2021

Liz Cheney said somewhere, we can`t become the party of QAnon, but they already have. That is the party.

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May 3, 2021

We can’t embrace the notion that the election is stolen. It’s a poison in the bloodstream of our democracy.

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May 3, 2021

We can`t become the party of QAnon, but they already have. That is the party.

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May 3, 2021

We can`t embrace the notion that the election is stolen. It`s a poison in the bloodstream of our democracy.

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May 3, 2021

She's standing on principle, she's called the thing what it is, and that is a lie, and that there was no fraud in the 2020 election, and that anyone who perpetuate that is a liar, and a fraud.

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May 3, 2021

We can’t embrace the notion the election is stolen. It’s a poison in the bloodstream of our democracy. We can’t whitewash what happened on January 6 or perpetuate Trump’s big lie. It’s a threat to democracy. What he did on January 6 is a…

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May 3, 2021

She's chosen to put herself in the crosshairs and dare her opponents to shoot, and sooner or later, somebody will.

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May 3, 2021

The 2020 presidential election was not stolen. Anyone who claims it was is spreading the big lie, turning their back on the rule of law and poisoning our democratic system.

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May 2, 2021

What Liz Cheney is doing, what Mitt Romney is doing is they're not just fighting for the Republican Party, but they certainly are -- they are fighting for the future of our democracy.

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May 2, 2021

We can't rebuild the party or the conservative movement on a foundation of lies. We can't embrace the notion the election is stolen. It's a poison in the bloodstream of our democracy. We can't be a cult of personality. We can't whitewash…

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May 2, 2021

If a prerequisite for leading our conference is continuing to lie to our voters, then Liz is not the best fit.

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Apr 26, 2021

I think right now, the Republican Party is headed by Mitch McConnell and Kevin McCarthy in the House. I think our elected leaders, you know, are the ones who are in charge of the Republican Party.

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Apr 26, 2021

She wants a nominee with the new clearance of the Constitution.

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