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Former VP Dick Cheney will vote for Kamala Harris, Liz Cheney says

Sep 7, 2024, 03:21 IST
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Former Rep. Liz Cheney and her father, former VP Dick Cheney.Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images
  • Former VP Dick Cheney will vote for Kamala Harris, according to former Rep. Liz Cheney.
  • Cheney herself announced that she would vote for Harris earlier this week.
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Former Rep. Liz Cheney said on Friday that her father, former Vice President Dick Cheney, will vote for Kamala Harris in this year's presidential election.

"Dick Cheney will be voting for Kamala Harris," Cheney said at The Texas Tribune Festival in Austin.

Cheney, who served with President George W. Bush from 2001-2009, had endorsed Trump in 2016, though he has condemned him since the January 6 assault on the US Capitol.

The younger Cheney has waged a years-long crusade against Trump since January 6. A former rising star in the GOP, she was ousted from her position as the third highest-ranking Republican in the House as a result of her criticism of Trump. She later lost reelection to a Trump-backed primary challenger in 2022.

Liz Cheney announced earlier this week that she would be supporting Harris herself.

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"As a conservative, as someone who believes in and cares about the Constitution, I have thought deeply about this," Cheney said. "And because of the danger that Donald Trump poses, not only am I not voting for Donald Trump, but I am voting for Kamala Harris."

On Friday, Cheney said that she would be supporting other "serious people" in races across the country, including Democratic Rep. Colin Allred, who is running against Republican Sen. Ted Cruz in Texas.

"We need people who are going to serve in good faith, we need people who are honorable public servants, and in this race, that is Colin Allred," Cheney said. "So I'll be working on his behalf."

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