Former Rep. Liz Cheney revealed Friday that Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, has secured the vote of powerful Republican who once held significant power in the White House.
The Republican also happens to be Cheney's dad.
“Dick Cheney will be voting for Kamala Harris," the former Wyoming representative said at the Texas Tribune Festival in Austin.
Replied the moderator, "Wow."
According to USA Today reporter John C. Moritz, there were "Big cheers from the decidedly left-leaning audience."
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Dick Cheney was the all-powerful vice president behind former President George W. Bush, and like his daughter Liz, a conservative unafraid to speak out against Trump.
Liz Cheney endorsed Harris officially on Wednesday, arguing Trump represented a danger to American Democracy.
"As a conservative and someone who believes and cares about the Constitution, I have thought deeply about this, and because of the danger that Donald Trump poses," she said. "Not only am I not voting for Donald Trump but I will be voting for Kamala Harris."
Dick Cheney criticized Trump while campaigning for his daughter in her unsuccessful 2022 reelection campaign.
“In our nation’s 246-year history, there has never been an individual who is a greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump,” Cheney said. “He tried to steal the last election using lies and violence to keep himself in power after the voters had rejected him. He is a coward. A real man wouldn’t lie to his supporters. He lost his election, and he lost big. I know it. He knows it, and deep down, I think most Republicans know.”
