(TheRedAlertNews.com) – During an appearance at The Texas Tribune festival over the weekend, United States Representative Liz Cheney, a Wyoming Republican who lost her primary race and will be out of office come January, threatened to quit the Republican Party if former President Donald Trump is the GOP presidential nominee in 2024.
Additionally, Cheney is prepared to support Democrats running against MAGA candidates.
According to the National Review in a piece headlined “Liz Cheney Says She Will Leave GOP if Trump Wins 2024 Nomination”:
“Republican representative Liz Cheney (Wyo.) vowed to leave the GOP if former president Trump secures the party’s 2024 nomination and said she would start supporting Democrats to help prevent MAGA candidates from getting elected.
“‘I’m going to make sure Donald Trump, I’m going to do everything I can to make sure he is not the nominee. And if he is the nominee, I won’t be a Republican,’ Cheney said at The Texas Tribune festival Saturday.” [emphasis added]
In addition to Trump, Cheney has set her sights on Kari Lake, the GOP gubernatorial candidate in Arizona.
“‘I’m going to do everything I can to make sure Kari Lake is not elected,’ Cheney said. She affirmed that she would campaign for Democrats to ensure this outcome.” [emphasis added]
"If he is the nominee, I won’t be a Republican.”
Liz Cheney threatens to quit the @GOP entirely if Trump is the 2024 nominee.https://t.co/zYWMuxk7sO
— National Review (@NRO) September 27, 2022
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