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Contact Editor Andrew Kitchenman for questions: info@alaskabeacon.com Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: as political tensions reach a boiling point and democratic norms continue to erode under what many now call an “authoritarian administration,” an unlikely voice is calling for a new kind of resistance renowned for her conservative views and fierce independence has issued a blistering open letter to the Democratic Party Her message is clear: stop fundraising and start fighting once a Republican insider and now one of the most vocal critics of the MAGA movement delivers a searing critique not just of the GOP but of Democratic leadership’s failure to meet the moment In a statement that reads like both a battle plan and a warning Cheney lays out seven concrete steps she believes must be taken immediately to preserve American democracy; from empowering whistleblowers and leveraging international watchdogs to creating state-level resistance networks and joining the International Criminal Court From Liz Cheney:Dear Democratic Party,I need more from you.You keep sending emails begging for $15 while we’re watching fascism consolidate power in real time.This administration is not simply “a different ideology.” It is a coordinated authoritarian machine — with the Supreme Court and the executive pen all under its control.And you You’re still asking for decorum and donations That won’t save us.I don’t want to hear another polite floor speech I want action so bold it shifts the damn news cycle — not fits inside one.Every time I see something from the DNC Those of us who donate don’t want to keep sending money just to watch you stand frozen as the Constitution goes up in flames — shaking your heads and saying He has the majority.” I call bullshit.If you don’t know how to think outside the box…If you don’t know how to strategize…If you don’t know how to fight fire with fire…what the hell are we giving you money for?Some of us have two or three advanced degrees.Some of us have military training.Some of us know what coordinated resistance looks like — and this ain’t it.Yes Now we need action.You have to stop acting like this is a normal presidency that will just time out in four years So here’s what I need from you — right now: civilian-powered investigative coalition.I’m talking experts Make it unshakable.Let the people drag the rot into the light.If you can’t hold formal hearings let the country act.This isn’t about optics — it’s about receipts.Because at some point these people will be held accountable.And when that day comes every act of silence—documented.You’re not just preserving truth — you’re preparing evidence for prosecution.The more they vanish people and weaponize data Call their bluff.You cannot control what the other side does.But you can control your own integrity.So prove it Prove that your party is still grounded in law and ethical leadership.Join.If you’ve got nothing to hide — join.Show the world who’s hiding bodies and buried bank accounts.Force the GOP to explain why they’d rather protect a war criminal than sign a treaty.And while you’re at it borders.Make this administration explain — on camera — why they’re terrified of international oversight.3 Fund state-level resistance infrastructure.Don’t just send postcards Send resources.Channel DNC funds into rapid-response teams and digital security training.If the federal government is hijacked build power underneath it.If the laws become tools of oppression and boldly.This is not campaign season — this is an authoritarian purge.Stop campaigning.Act like this is the end of democracy because it is.We WILL REMEMBER the warriors come primaries.Fighting this regime should be your marketing strategy.And let’s be clear:The reason the other side always seems three steps ahead is because they ARE.They prepared for this.They infiltrated school boards and police unions.They built a machine while you wrote press releases.We’re reacting — they’ve been executing a plan for years.It’s time to shift from panic to blueprint.You should already be working with strategists and military minds on PROJECT 2029 —a coordinated long-term plan to rebuild this country when the smoke clears.You should be publicly laying out:• The laws and amendments you’ll pass to ensure this never happens again• The systems you’ll tear down and the safeguards you’ll enshrine• The plan to hold perpetrators of human atrocities accountable• The urgent commitment to immediately bring home those sold into slavery in El SalvadorYou say you’re the party of the people?Then show the people the plan.4 Use your platform to educate the public on rights and resistance tactics.If they’re going to strip us of rights and lie about it — arm the people with truth.Text campaigns not soundbites.We don’t need more slogans.We need survival manuals.5 Leverage international media and watchdogs.Stop hoping U.S cable news will wake up.They’re too busy playing both sides of fascism.Feed the real stories to BBC leak them to anonymous dropboxes if you have to.Make what’s happening in America a global scandal.And stop relying on platforms that are actively suppressing truth.Start leveraging Substack Use Bluesky.That’s where the resistance is migrating That’s where censorship hasn’t caught up.If the mainstream won’t carry the truth — outflank them.Get creative Go global.If our democracy is being dismantled in broad daylight make sure the whole world sees it — and make sure we’re still able to say it.6 Create a digital safe haven for whistleblowers and defectors.Not everyone inside this regime is loyal.Some are scared Some want out.Build the channels.Encrypted Protected.Make it easy for the cracks in the system to become gaping holes.And while you’re at it?Stop ostracizing MAGA defectors.Everyone makes mistakes — even glaring critical ones.We are not the bullies.We are not the ones filled with hate.And it is not your job to shame people who finally saw the fire and chose to step out of it.They will have to deal with that internal struggle — the guilt of putting a very dangerous and callous regime in power.But they’re already outnumbered Don’t push them back into the crowd.We don’t need purity.We need numbers.We need people willing to burn their red hats and testify against the machine they helped build.7 Study the collapse—and the comeback.You should be learning from South Korea and how they managed their brief rule under dictatorship.They didn’t waste time chasing the one man with absolute immunity.They went after the structure.The aides it ROARS with pressure that will cause change.We need to be deafening.You still have a chance to do something historic.To be remembered for courage not caution.To go down as the party that didn’t just watch the fall — but fought the hell back with everything they had.But the clock is ticking.And the deportation buses are idling Source: Facebook Why Silknet's eSIM could be your top choice in Georgia  Since its introduction Search Tip: Use quotes to find results containing your phrase People in Juneau gather in the rain at the Alaska State Capitol for a global May Day protest on Thursday This information comes from the Cruise Line Agencies of Alaska’s 2024 schedule.… Continue reading Despite the flurry of activity and development proposals in the 1960s, the… Continue reading A museum’s interactive exhibition featuring the works of a range of local… I found this posting on Facebook and wanted to share here: I think that this is probably VERY spot on!  It is clear that The Felonious Fascist is not all there!  While this does not excuse his actions Stephen Miller is TRULY a contemptable and evil piece of shit and I HOPE that I can see karmic payback come to him in a public way What do you all think?  Is this a Weekend At Bernie’s Situation Not signed up for Daily Kos yet? 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Virtuoso’s rigorous membership standards.” Her position will continue to be based in Windermere Also on the “S-Team,” as Virtuoso’s senior vice presidents are referred to internally Hagopian will evolve his role of senior vice president global partnerships to focus on driving Virtuoso’s global partner sales strategy and “developing relationships across all product categories car services and insurance as well as Virtuoso’s new Ultra-High-Net-Worth vertical,” according to the company He will continue to work out of Fort Lauderdale Both new senior VPs will report to Brad Bourland we are more committed than ever to ensuring the success of our members and developing the teams that will serve the needs of these diverse groups takes strong leadership,” said Bourland “Cheryl’s full-time focus on the strategic growth of our global membership allows Cory to fully dedicate his attention to delivering even greater partner value while elevating engagement and overall network satisfaction through operational excellence.” Brand USA Shares News of Casey Canevari Passing and Oxford comma apologist. She is a former senior editor of the CAA/AMA Insider magazines and has written for a host of publications On Location at Tianguis Turistico: Interview With Miguel Aguíñiga Committee on House Administration's Subcommittee on Oversight Chairman Barry Loudermilk (GA-11) released the following statement."Liz Cheney and Bennie Thompson are trying to say that my investigation has disregarded the truth of January 6 pointing to their Select Committee’s 'tremendous weight of evidence'," said Chairman Loudermilk. "We evaluated that exact weight based on their records and found it slimmer than claimed."Cheney claims the Select Committee's report was based on the testimony of hundreds of witnesses However, Cheney and Thompson did not make ALL transcripts public They hid transcripts of first-hand witnesses who directly refuted their 'star witness' Cassidy Hutchinson's sensational story which Cheney had personally procured."Americans can see the facts for themselves That is why I have always released first-hand accounts and evidence where I am releasing the transcripts from the interview of USSS employees who directly refute Hutchinson's story. Cheney and Thompson's Select Committee conducted these interviews and had this information but chose not to release it publicly."Former Chairman Thompson might not be aware of these transcripts which refute the narrative put forward by his committee I encourage him to read these transcripts taken by his select committee."I also invite Chairman Thompson to explain why the Vice Chair of his committee was having secret conversations with the committee’s “star witness” Permalink: https://cha.house.gov/2024/12/chairman-loudermilk-responds-to-former-member-liz-cheney-s-baseless-claims-debunks-claims-with-receipts PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kamala Harris teamed up with Liz Cheney on Monday to make a bipartisan appeal to Republican voters uneasy about Donald Trump describing the former president as a malignant force that needs to be removed from American politics The Democratic vice president said at an event in the Philadelphia suburbs that Trump “has been using the power of the presidency to demean and to divide us” and “people are exhausted with that.” “People around the world are watching,” Harris said “And sometimes I do fret a bit about whether we as Americans truly understand how important we are to the world.” said her background as a conservative means she prioritizes the Constitution over her political party and she was concerned about allowing a “totally erratic completely unstable” Trump to run foreign policy WATCH: Brooks and Capehart on if Liz Cheney’s support will help Harris with independent voters “Our adversaries know that they can play Donald Trump,” she said “And we cannot afford to take that risk.” Trump has frequently tried to paint Harris but she struck a moderate tone during her appearance with Cheney Harris promised to “invite good ideas from wherever they come” and “cut red tape,” and she said “there should be a healthy two party system” in the country “We need to be able to have these good intense debates about issues that are grounded in fact,” Harris said “Let’s start there!” Harris said as the audience clapped “Can you believe that’s an applause line?” Harris had two more events with Cheney on Monday the former South Carolina governor and U.S ambassador to the United Nations who ran against Trump for the Republican nomination Their next stop is Oakland County in suburban Detroit and their third is Waukesha County outside of Milwaukee With just over two weeks to go before the presidential election and the race a dead heat the Democratic nominee is looking for support from every possible voter Her campaign is hoping to persuade those who haven’t made up their minds mobilize any Democrats considering sitting this one out and pick off voters in areas where support for Trump may be fading A few votes here and there could add up to an overall win Haley won more than 9,000 primary votes even after she dropped out of the race Wisconsin was decided for President Joe Biden in 2020 by just 20,000 votes In-person early voting in the state starts Tuesday Cheney says she endorsed Harris because of her concerns about Trump She lost her House seat after she co-chaired a congressional committee that investigated the Jan That’s when a violent mob of Trump supporters broke into the building and bloodied law enforcement in a failed effort to stop the certification of Biden’s 2020 presidential win Trump lashed out at Cheney on social media on Monday calling her “dumb as a rock” and accusing her of being a “war hawk.” Cheney is not the only member of her party to back Harris More than 100 former Republican officeholders and officials joined Harris last week in Washington Crossing George Washington led hundreds of troops across the Delaware River to a major victory in the Revolutionary War Cheney told Republican voters that the patriotic choice was to vote for Democrats the vice president has increasingly focused on Trump’s lies around the 2020 election and his role in the violent mob’s failed efforts She says Trump is “unstable” and “unhinged” and would eviscerate democratic norms if given a second White House term “I do believe that Donald Trump is an unserious man,” she says at her rallies “and the consequences of him ever getting back into the White House are brutally serious.” Trump has been trying to minimize the violent Jan claiming it was “a day of love from the standpoint of the millions.” © 1996 - 2025 NewsHour Productions LLC PBS is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization Subscribe to Here's the Deal with Lisa Desjardins This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or 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Wednesday after the president signed an executive order launching an investigation into Chris Krebs Newsweek reached out to the White House for comment on Thursday Trump's order marked an intensification of his efforts to use presidential power to punish critics and perceived enemies. He vowed repeatedly during his presidential campaign to target his critics and political rivals and has taken several actions in recent months to do so Cheney, who represented Wyoming, became one of Trump's most prominent critics following the 2020 election and the January 6, 2021, pro-Trump riot at the U.S. Capitol. She voted to impeach Trump along with nine other Republicans afterward Cheney re-posted a clip of the president's remarks about his new action "In a special mix of incompetence and evil, Trump has combined his disastrous implementation of 1930s tariff policies with Stalinesque targeting of political adversaries. The 2020 election wasn't stolen and speaking the truth is only a crime in countries ruled by tyrants," she wrote on X, formerly Twitter In a special mix of incompetence and evil, Trump has combined his disastrous implementation of 1930s tariff policies with Stalinesque targeting of political adversaries. The 2020 election wasn’t stolen and speaking the truth is only a crime in countries ruled by tyrants. https://t.co/JwcnsCvhBx Trump described Krebs sarcastically as a "wise guy," claiming that the 2020 election was a "disaster." Krebs served as the director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) in Trump's first administration and worked to counter the president's false claims that he won the 2020 election saying "the November 3rd election was the most secure in American history." Trump fired Krebs a few days later and continued to insist that the election had been "stolen" in favor of Joe Biden Numerous independent audits and reviews in critical swing states have consistently countered Trump's characterization. Dozens of legal challenges brought by Trump and his allies also failed in court, including when reviewed by judges appointed by the Republican president On January 6, 2021, hundreds of Trump's supporters rioted at the U.S. Capitol, believing that the election was stolen. While the riot temporarily delayed the 2020 election's formal certification, Biden was inevitably confirmed as the winner in a joint session of Congress Trump was impeached on January 13, 2021, by the House, with Cheney backing the effort. The Senate ultimately acquitted Trump falling short of the two-thirds majority required for a conviction Cheney went on to be one of two Republicans who served on the House select committee that carried out an investigation of the events of January 6 as well as Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election Cheney endorsed and campaigned for former Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 election "Our nation's democratic system functioned last night and we have a new President-elect as citizens of the greatest nation on earth to do everything we can to support and defend our Constitution and ensure that our institutions hold over these coming four years." Republican political strategist Sarah Longwell to MSNBC on Wednesday on Trump's executive order: "This is some of the most insane authoritarian stuff we've seen out of him." Chris Krebs wrote in a December 2020 op-ed in The Washington Post: "The 2020 election was the most secure in U.S This success should be celebrated by all Americans not undermined in the service of a profoundly un-American goal." on MSNBC on Wednesday: "Trump wants to continue to argue that he really won in 2020.. He's going after Chris Krebs for doing his job the right way." Trump's executive order on Wednesday followed a string of orders by the president targeting law firms and individuals involved in investigations or legal actions against him including revoking security clearances and suspending federal contracts setting the stage for a broader legal and constitutional clash Newsweek is committed to challenging conventional wisdom and finding connections in the search for common ground Newsweek is committed to journalism that is factual and fair We value your input and encourage you to rate this article Newsletters in your inbox See all Ensure browser cookies and javascript are enabled Retail area remains accessible and full reopening set for Oct As the Marshall Rd. Water Transmission Main project to support water capacity improvements is nearing completion in the Latah Valley area will experience intermittent access between the south end of the retail area to S temporarily over the next week as crews prepare for and pave the section of roadway 4300 block (south end of retail area) to Qualchan Dr *Alternate Routes during Cheney-Spokane Rd full closure times between retail area and S Dial 311 or 509.755.CITY (2489) Vice President Kamala Harris and former U.S Liz Cheney returned to Wisconsin Monday night making an overt appeal to Republicans and undecided voters in the heart of the suburbs The event was part of a series of “moderated panels” between the two over the course of one day in three swing states with stops earlier in Michigan and Pennsylvania The Wisconsin event was in Brookfield, a Republican-leaning city in Waukesha County, the largest of the so-called WOW counties in southeast Wisconsin that have historically been critical to GOP success in the state The moderator was none other than Charlie Sykes the former conservative talk show host and Republican kingmaker turned “Never Trump” commentator who introduced Harris as “the next president of the United States.” a Republican who is the daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney lost her GOP primary two years ago after criticizing former President Donald Trump and his influence on the GOP she has endorsed Harris as a “reasonable” candidate that non-Democrats should support and denounced how Trump responded to the riots at the U.S “What undergirds everything that we are as a nation is the rule of law,” Cheney said before a crowd of a few hundred at the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts in Brookfield “When you look at what Donald Trump did after the last election when you look at the cruelty that’s involved in someone who watches the attack on the Capitol … that’s depravity,” she said It was the second time Cheney and Harris had campaigned together in Wisconsin in just the past month. They first appeared together in Ripon using the birthplace of the Republican Party to frame Trump’s candidacy as a threat to democracy that transcends party on a stage flanked by signs reading “Country Over Party.” that the vast majority of us have more in common,” said Harris Harris argued that Trump poses a danger to American security interests, pointing to a letter signed by about 700 national security leaders that described this election as “a choice between serious leadership and vengeful impulsiveness.” but the consequences of him ever being president of the United States again are brutally serious.” a teacher from Waukesha who described himself as a lifelong Republican told Harris and Cheney that politics feels toxic Cheney said that voters should strive to be worthy of the sacrifice that military members have made and to support candidates who take seriously the role of commander in chief “The decision to give somebody the power of the presidency means that you’re handing someone the most awesome and significant power of any office anywhere in the world,” she said “You have to choose people who have character … and Donald Trump has proven he’s not one of those people by his actions.” “I would differ from her when it comes to policy really admire … her principles,” she said “I admire all she’s given up in order to take a principled stand.” Behling and her partner volunteer with Braver Angels an organization that aims to decrease partisanship and increase civil conversations spent the last several years living in an RV and traveling the U.S “That reignited my love for the country and appreciation for its incredible diversity of people and topography,” she said “I was also just horrified at the extent of our divide Mary Miske and Pamela Taylor drove up from the northern suburbs of Chicago for what they described as a chance to see Harris in an intimate venue I really appreciate her positive and bipartisan approach,” said Miske Taylor said she was excited to see a candidate from her sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha — part of the “Divine Nine” historically Black fraternal organizations — at the top of the ticket “There’s nothing that I would not do to help ensure the fact that she becomes our 47th president,” Taylor said “For Liz Cheney to come across the aisle and to offer her hand and to help guide the way forward is really the opportunity for all of us to follow the same precepts,” she said the Republican Party of Wisconsin said that Cheney’s support for Harris amounted to a flip-flop Liz Cheney warned voters of Kamala Harris’ extreme agenda,” said Wisconsin GOP chairman Brian Schimming But the facts about Kamala Harris remain the same: she is too extreme for Wisconsin.” On Sunday, Trump’s running mate, Ohio U.S. Sen. JD Vance, also visited Waukesha County Former President Barack Obama will be in Madison Tuesday campaigning for Harris alongside her vice presidential nominee Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System and Wisconsin Educational Communications Board Vice President Kamala Harris has made history as the first Black and South Asian woman to become the presidential nominee of a major party in the United States Kamala Harris is heading to the suburbs in 3 critical battleground states to court Republican voters uneasy about Donald Trump the GOP former Wyoming congresswoman who has opposed Trump since the Jan Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris during a town hall at Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts in Brookfield Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a town hall at Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts in Brookfield attends a campaign event with Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris Monday Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks with reporters before a town hall at the Royal Oak Theatre in Royal Oak Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris listens as Former Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney speaks during a town hall at The People’s Light in Malvern Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks with members of the press on board Air Force Two at Philadelphia International Airport Former Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney speaks as Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris listens during a town hall at The People’s Light in Malvern shakes hands with moderator Sarah Longwell at the conclusion of a town hall at The People’s Light in Malvern Moderator Maria Shriver speaks during a town hall with Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris at the Royal Oak Theatre in Royal Oak Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks as former Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney listens during a town hall at the Royal Oak Theatre in Royal Oak In an election that’s expected to be decided by thin margins Democrats are trying to persuade enough people to cross the aisle to nudge Harris over the finish line It’s a strategy that goes against longtime political doctrine that suggests candidates must tend to their ideological base above all else sometimes to the detriment of reaching out to swing voters said Harris would “lead this country with a sincere heart.” “We might not agree on every issue,” she said at the third event of the day in Brookfield It’s not the only issue where Cheney has broken with her party Even though she considers herself to be “pro-life,” she said abortion restrictions have gone too far since the U.S deeply troubled by what I have watched happen in so many states,” Cheney said her comments over the course of the day amounted to an extraordinary attempt to roll out the welcome mat for Republican voters to back Harris a politician that Cheney herself once described as a “radical liberal.” “This is not a normal election,” said Charles Sykes a conservative commentator who moderated the Wisconsin event talked about Trump as a cruel figure who has exhausted Americans with his divisiveness “He tends to encourage us as Americans to point our fingers at each other,” she said The vast majority of us have so much more in common than what separates us.” Harris and Cheney spoke wistfully of a time when Democrats and Republicans could argue about their differences without the country’s constitutional foundation at stake “The strength of our democracy requires a strong two-party system,” Harris said All three of the counties visited by Harris and Cheney on Monday — Chester County in Pennsylvania Oakland County in Michigan and Waukesha County in Wisconsin — were won by Nikki Haley Trump lashed out at Cheney on social media Cheney reminded people that “you can vote your conscience and not ever have to say a word to anybody.” “There will be millions of Republicans who do that on Nov 5,” she predicted during the second event of the day in Royal Oak Harris referenced a report in Bob Woodward’s latest book that Gen the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff She also said voters should take Trump’s rhetoric seriously rather than write it off as a “sick sense of humor.” “Some people find it humorous what he says and it’s just silly,” she said The more intimate settings Monday were a shift for Harris whose campaign has mostly focused on rallies with thousands of people The audiences listened intently to her and Cheney During Harris’ story about a young boy who was afraid of a school classroom where there wasn’t a closet to hide from a shooter but she struck a moderate tone during her appearances with Cheney Harris promised to “invite good ideas from wherever they come” and “cut red tape.” She also said “there should be a healthy two-party system” in the country “Let’s start there!” Harris said as the audience clapped “Can you believe that’s an applause line?” WASHINGTON - Committee on House Administration's Subcommittee on Oversight Chairman Barry Loudermilk (GA-11) obtained never-before-seen correspondence between January 6 Select Committee Vice-Chair Liz Cheney and Cassidy Hutchinson and in 2022 while Hutchinson was still a subject of the Select Committee’s investigation  In the months prior to Hutchinson’s explosive private and public testimony both directly and through an intermediary—Alyssa Farah Griffin—while Hutchinson was represented by her attorney The Select Committee conducted six transcribed interviews of Hutchinson in total Passantino represented Hutchinson for the first three interviews.  Cheney began communicating with Hutchinson in April 2022 Hutchinson reached out to Farah Griffin following Hutchinson’s second transcribed interview Farah Griffin and Hutchinson knew each other from their time working together in the White House Farah Griffin was one of the first former Trump administration officials to publicly criticize Trump in January 2021 and was publicly working with the Select Committee on its investigation  When Hutchinson reached out to Farah Griffin she invited Hutchinson over to her Georgetown townhome to talk on April 26 Hutchinson told Farah Griffin she had more information she could provide to the Select Committee according to statements by both Hutchinson and Farah Griffin Farah Griffin agreed to “[contact] Liz Cheney on [Hutchinson’s] behalf about scheduling another interview.” Hutchinson’s new testimony would include her never-before-heard story that alleged that President Trump agreed with rioters chanting “Hang Mike Pence.”  According to text messages that appear to be from the encrypted messaging app “Signal,” between Hutchinson and Farah Griffin obtained by the Subcommittee Cheney agreed to communicate with Hutchinson through Farah Griffin.However it appears that Cheney knew communicating with Hutchinson while Hutchinson was represented by an attorney and a subject of the Select Committee’s investigation without going through Hutchinson’s attorney would be unethical. This is evident by Farah Griffin’s text to Hutchinson that Cheney’s “one concern was so long as [sic] you have counsel she can’t really ethically talk to you without him.”?  Farah Griffin acted?as an intermediary between?Cheney and the Select Committee Farah Griffin helped coordinate Hutchinson’s third transcribed interview—without Hutchinson’s lawyer Farah Griffin and Hutchinson discussed the optics of Hutchinson leaking her “new information” to the press instead of providing it directly to the Select Committee Hutchinson and Farah Griffin also colluded to create a false story about why Hutchinson needed to do a third transcribed interview for the Select Committee to feed to Passantino Presumably this was done at Cheney’s direction because it was Cheney herself who led the third transcribed interview with Hutchinson Cheney knew that Passantino represented Hutchinson leading up to and during this third transcribed interview with the Select Committee on May 17 transcribed interview Hutchinson testified to a series of uncorroborated and unverified stories that conveniently fit the Select Committee’s narrative that President Trump is dangerous and solely responsible for the events of January 6. Despite already testifying to the Select Committee twice Hutchinson never previously mentioned this “new information.”   After her third transcribed interview Hutchinson reached out to Cheney directly While Hutchinson revealed the general timing of these conversations in her book the extent and content of their communication was never previously disclosed.When Hutchinson texted Cheney she was still represented by Passantino which Cheney and Hutchinson communicated directly for days without Passantino’s knowledge Cheney provided Hutchison with new attorneys from Alston and Bird—pro bono.  Days after Cheney began communicating directly with Hutchinson Hutchinson fired Passantino and hired Cheney’s recommended attorneys who agreed to represent Hutchinson pro bono Cheney brought Hutchinson in for a secretive fourth transcribed interview only Cheney and one other Committee counsel were present in addition to Hutchinson’s new counsel During this fourth transcribed interview Hutchinson testified to some of her most outlandish new claims.  The Subcommittee was only able to obtain a limited number of text messages from Hutchinson and Farah Griffin but Cheney’s influence on Hutchinson is apparent from that point forward by her dramatic change in testimony and eventual claims against President Trump using second- and third-hand accounts Hutchinson claimed that Anthony Ornato told Hutchinson that Trump lunged toward the driver of his car after he was denied his request to go to the Capitol This story has never been corroborated and was directly refuted by both USSS agents in the vehicle with Trump that day. In her book Cheney wrote that it would compromise the Select Committee’s investigation to be seen advising witnesses and suggesting new legal representation. However Cheney failed to acknowledge in her own book that she herself provided Hutchinson with new attorneys who would represent Hutchinson pro bono (see below) Hutchinson told a conflicting account of Cheney’s role in her legal representation she wrote that Cheney herself advised Hutchinson to change attorneys and even provided a list of recommendations It is apparent that Cheney knowingly communicated with Hutchinson—without Hutchinson’s attorney’s knowledge—and by doing so finally revealed the flawed process and alleged findings of the Select Committee.?Cheney had an ethical responsibility to only communicate with Hutchinson with her attorney present Hutchinson’s sensational testimony was essential to the Select Committee’s inquisition of President Trump Cheney apparently defied her ethical responsibilities and communicated directly with Hutchinson behind Passantino’s back and even assisted Hutchinson in obtaining new representation Cheney and Hutchinson Attempted to Disbar Passantino  After Hutchinson switched attorneys at Cheney’s direction the Select Committee needed to ensure Hutchinson’s credibility as a witness and explain away her changed testimony the Select Committee needed to create a new narrative that would make Passantino the scapegoat They manufactured the story that Passantino gave Hutchinson faulty advice — such as instructing Hutchinson to withhold information and even that Passantino implied he would help Hutchinson with employment in return for favorable testimony Contrary to the Select Committee’s and Hutchinson’s narrative the Subcommittee obtained messages between Farah Griffin and Hutchinson where Hutchinson admits that Passantino was acting in her best interest and that she agreed with his counsel.The Subcommittee has reviewed relevant documents revealing that both bar complaints filed against Passantino in Washington D.C and Georgia were “dismissed” without imposing any penalties against Passantio. Instead of Cheney facing scrutiny for unethically communicating with Hutchinson behind the back of her legal representation Cheney used the weight of the Select Committee to pressure the D.C Bar to investigate her star witness’s scapegoat This was all to make Hutchinson seem credible while destroying the credibility of any dissenting voice and that meant attacking the career of anyone who stood in the way of the Select Committee’s narrative.  The Select Committee was in possession of these accounts but chose to hide them and instead promoted Hutchinson’s scandalous narrative Permalink: https://cha.house.gov/2024/10/new-texts-reveal-liz-cheney-communicated-with-cassidy-hutchinson-about-her-select-committee-testimony-without-hutchinson-s-attorney-s-knowledge-despite-cheney-knowing-it-was-unethical one of Donald Trump’s fiercest Republican antagonists rallied with Kamala Harris on Thursday at the site in Wisconsin where the modern Republican Party was born as the Democratic vice president aimed to win over moderate voters and rattle the former president The daughter of former Republican Vice President Dick Cheney Liz Cheney was the top GOP lawmaker on the House committee that investigated the Jan earning Trump’s disdain and effectively exiling herself from her own party “Violence does not and must never determine who rules us Voters do,” Cheney told the crowd as she recounted Trump refusing to act as he watched the violent attack on television Someone in the crowd yelled “coward!” Others booed She lost her Wyoming seat to a Trump-endorsed candidate two years ago and she endorsed Harris home to a white schoolhouse where a series of meetings held in 1854 to oppose slavery’s expansion led to the start of the Republican Party and I know she will be a president for all Americans” Cheney said of Harris Noting that she herself remains conservative Cheney said she was “honored to join her in this urgent cause.” Instead of her usual “Harris-Walz” campaign signs the stage was decorated with large signs that said “Country Over Party,” along with plenty of red Harris was opening a two-day trip to Wisconsin and Michigan and Trump was in Michigan on Thursday as the two candidates grapple for wins in the “blue wall” battleground states President Joe Biden said Thursday that he wasn’t concerned about a Trump-Harris race coming down to the wire because “it always gets this close.” “She’s gonna do fine,” Biden said of Harris to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House on his way to visit storm-ravaged Georgia and Florida did well in his debate with Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance during Tuesday’s debate in New York “The other guy lost the debate,” Biden said Harris’ visit to Wisconsin comes one day after a federal judge unsealed a 165-page court filing outlining prosecutors’ case against Trump for his attempt to overturn his 2020 election defeat Trump has pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy and obstruction Trump did not mention the document filed by special counsel Jack Smith or Cheney’s appearance with Harris during an 82-minute speech at a rally in Saginaw County Democrat Biden won the bellwether county by a slim 303 votes WATCH: What newly unsealed evidence reveals about Trump’s alleged actions on and before Jan. 6 his campaign announced he’ll appear in Georgia on Friday with Republican Gov The two men have made peace after Trump in August unleashed a blistering attack on Kemp whom he has faulted for not giving in to his efforts to overturn his loss in 2020 for a candidate to give a nod to the origins of the opposing party in the closing weeks of a presidential campaign the Cheney name was once anathema to Democrats who deplored Dick Cheney for his role as vice president under George W Liz Cheney criticized Harris as “a radical liberal” who “wants to recreate America in the image of what’s happening on the streets of Portland & Seattle,” a reference to unrest that took place in those cities after the murder of George Floyd 6 was a turning point for Liz Cheney and her family part of a cadre of current and former Republican officials who have broken with the vast majority of their party Harris wants to portray her candidacy as a patriotic choice for independent and conservative voters who were disturbed by Trump’s unwillingness to cede power Trump continues to deny his defeat with false claims of voter fraud Harris on Thursday also was endorsed by Cassidy Hutchinson who was a young White House aide during Trump’s presidency and described during a hearing of Cheney’s Jan 6 congressional committee how she grew disgusted by Trump’s refusal to stop the rioters that day Harris’ campaign also began airing ads targeting Republicans independents and former Trump voters in battleground states Cheney’s presence prompted some dissonance for Harris supporters in the audience especially those that remember her father’s role as a Republican headliner said it was “a little weird” to be at an event with her But I’m glad that she understands the Republican Party that currently exists is just for Trump.” they know Cheney primarily for standing up to Trump “She stuck to her morals,” said Kynaeda Gray Harris on Friday will hold a campaign rally in Flint continuing her tour of states that have been critical to Democratic victories holding two rallies there less than a week ago before Thursday’s appearance in Saginaw Associated Press writer Joey Cappelletti in Saginaw Cooper in Phoenix contributed to this report Committee on House Administration's Subcommittee on Oversight Chairman Barry Loudermilk (GA-11) released an interim report on his findings on the events surrounding January 6 as well as his investigation into the politicization of the January 6th Select Committee This report outlines criminal recommendations against former Representative Liz Cheney. TOP FINDINGS: Former 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Sign up for our daily newsletter Liz Cheney urged her fellow Republicans to support Vice President Kamala Harris during a three-state campaign swing Monday arguing to voters that former President Donald Trump is dangerous and unfit to be president “We have the opportunity to vote for and support somebody you can count on,” Cheney said in Pennsylvania but I know Vice President Harris will always do what she believes is right for this country and that’s why I’m honored to be here and supporting her in this race.” was the top Republican on the congressional committee investigating the January 6 insurrection and has now endorsed Harris She and Harris campaigned together in the three “Blue Wall” states of Pennsylvania Michigan and Wisconsin on Monday as part of a “Country Over Party” tour.  Cheney — who has previously shared that she has never voted for a Democrat — connected her support for Harris to her conservative values.  “I know that the most conservative of all conservative principles is being faithful to the Constitution,” Cheney said “You have to choose in this race between someone who has been faithful to the Constitution it’s not just us predicting how he will act — we watched what he did after the last election has made no such overtures to Democrats or independents in the final weeks of the campaign “It’s hard to believe you have undecided voters but you possibly do,” Trump told reporters Monday in North Carolina before diverging into a riff on election betting markets including former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as “the enemy within” and suggested the military and national guard could “very easily handle” them.  Speaking to reporters at a campaign event while working the fry cooker at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s location Trump said he would only accept the results of the 2024 contest “if it’s a fair election,” an indication that he’s likely to reject  a loss as fraudulent featuring Republican leaders and former Rep Harris and Cheney first appeared together in Ripon the birthplace of the Republican Party.  “I actively invite good ideas from wherever they come,” Harris said in Pennsylvania intense debates about issues that are grounded in fact Let’s start there.” In response to laughter and applause from the audience “Can you believe that’s an applause line?” Harris recently accused Trump of “gaslighting” the American people on the facts of January 6 she warned that Trump’s volatility will continue to affect how other countries see the United States this is about direct impact on the American people and it most certainly will impact people around the world,” she said have incorrectly stated that there was a peaceful transfer of power in January 2021 Trump has talked around questions about whether he will commit to encouraging a peaceful exchange following the 2024 election The sense of urgency on this issue from Democratic leaders including Harris has heightened following Trump’s comments suggesting the use of the U.S “We cannot despair,” Harris said in Michigan “The nature of democracy is such that there is duality: On the one hand there’s an incredible strength when our democracy is intact It is only as strong as our willingness to fight for it Monday’s Pennsylvania event was moderated by Republican strategist Sarah Longwell an outgoing member of The 19th’s Board of Directors.  To check your voter registration status or to get more information about registering to vote Please complete the following CAPTCHA to be confirmed. 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Our stories are free to republish with these guidelines (AP) — Kamala Harris teamed up with Liz Cheney on Monday to make a bipartisan appeal to Republican voters uneasy about Donald Trump describing the former president as a malignant force that needs to be excised from American politics reminded people that “you can vote your conscience and not ever have to say a word to anybody.” WATCH: Trump repeats falsehoods about FEMA relief efforts during visit to survey Hurricane Helene damage in North Carolina during her second of three events with Harris Their campaign swing began near Philadelphia and was scheduled to end near Milwaukee Harris said that Trump “has been using the power of the presidency to demean and to divide us” and “people are exhausted with that.” the daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney was essentially exiled from the Republican Party for participating in a congressional investigation of Trump’s involvement in the Jan She lost her congressional seat in a primary battle two years ago Although she disagrees with Harris on some issues Cheney said her conservative philosophy means prioritizing the Constitution over her political party She also said she’s concerned about allowing a “totally erratic The Republican nominee has frequently tried to paint Harris READ MORE: Trump suggests he’ll use the military on ‘the enemy from within’ the U.S. if he’s reelected Although Cheney has long described herself as pro-life she suggested that Republican women should vote for Harris on the issue of reproductive health because restrictions on abortion have gone too far since the U.S Cheney said women aren’t getting the medical care that they need and “we’re seeing people come together to say that’s not sustainable for us as a country Whenever abortion rights have been on the ballot in states But it’s not clear whether the issue will propel Republican women to the polls in this year’s presidential election Harris said she believes that defending abortion rights can appeal to people on both sides of the aisle regardless of the party with which they’re registered to vote,” she told reporters after arriving in Michigan Harris also warned that “our daughters are going to have fewer rights than their grandmothers.” The more intimate settings on Monday were a shift for Harris All three of the counties visited by Harris on Monday were won by Nikki Haley Harris has increasingly focused on Trump’s lies about the election and his role in the violent mob’s failed efforts on Jan reportedly said that Trump is “fascist to the core.” That’s in Bob Woodward’s latest book by communicating with Cassidy Hutchinson without going through her lawyer the Subcommittee urges the FBI to investigate Cheney for the crime of witness tampering (p it is not the legal ethics violation that the House report focuses upon That accusation is based on a selective quotation of the anti-contact rule leaving out the very words that prove that it does not apply The effect is to create a public show that may well serve political purposes but should be a complete nonstarter under any bona fide legal review in which Hutchinson was represented by Passantino Cheney secretly contacted Hutchinson through an intermediary The House report quotes excerpts from both Hutchinson’s and Cheney’s memoirs about what transpired Hutchinson told her she was inclined to represent herself going forward but Cheney cautioned her to get independent legal advice Hutchinson’s version is that she asked Cheney if she could recommend a lawyer Hutchinson fired Passantino and retained counsel recommended by Cheney Hutchinson’s subsequent testimony was very damaging to Trump One might quibble with these facts about the communications between Cheney and Hutchinson or add more to them but I assume they are generally correct for the purpose of this analysis The House report explains what the supposed ethics problem is for Cheney: a violation of the bar’s rule on communicating with a person represented by counsel (D.C. Rule 4.2(a)): It is unusual – and potentially unethical – for a Member of Congress conducting an investigation to contact a witness if the Member knows that the individual is represented by legal counsel and an attorney who circumvents an individual’s legal representation would violate well-established attorney ethics standards and the Washington D.C Bar would apply this rule to an attorney who also sits as a Member of Congress its rules state that “a lawyer shall not communicate or cause another to communicate about the subject of the representation with a person known to be represented by another lawyer in the matter ….” This appears to be precisely what Representative Cheney did at this time and a 2011 case that “bears a striking resemblance to Representative Cheney’s communications with the represented party Hutchinson.” because the rule applies only to lawyers who are representing clients – which Cheney was not Both the House report and the America First Legal complaint conspicuously lop off the first seven words of the sentence they quote from Rule 4.2(a) which make it clear why the rule doesn’t apply: During the course of representing a client a lawyer shall not communicate or cause another to communicate about the subject of the representation with a person known to be represented by another lawyer in the matter unless the lawyer has the prior consent of the lawyer representing such other person … The House report and the bar complaint similarly fail to mention Comment [7] to the D.C. Rule: [7] This rule also does not preclude communication with a represented person who is seeking advice from a lawyer who is not otherwise representing a client in the matter (emphasis added) Cheney was not “otherwise representing a client in the matter.” Whatever else you may think of her communications with Hutchinson Only lawyers representing another person in the matter are bound by the anti-contact rule; lawyers “not otherwise representing a client in the matter” are not This distinction is not a mere technicality – it’s a vital protection of the client’s right to seek a second opinion Suppose you are unhappy with the way your lawyer is representing you you suspect they aren’t acting in your best interests Maybe they haven’t moved on your case for six months Or maybe you think they have a conflict of interest You want to do a reality check with a second lawyer – a friend perhaps – to confirm or allay your suspicions about your lawyer you don’t want to ask your current lawyer’s consent to that reality check It’s not simply that they might not consent It’s also that you don’t want to tip your lawyer off that you don’t entirely trust them Construing the anti-contact rule the way that the House report and the America First Legal complaint do would strip away the client’s right to get a second opinion about her lawyer without that lawyer’s permission No wonder one has to perform cosmetic surgery on the rule to reach their conclusion Passantino (according to her testimony) reassured her that “[t]he committee doesn’t know what you can and can’t recall.” These would be good reasons to want independent advice without having to ask Passantino’s consent – and Comment [7] to the anti-contact rule makes it clear that the rule does not take away her right to speak to another lawyer As for the disciplinary case that the Report says “bears a striking resemblance to Representative Cheney’s communications with the represented party Hutchinson,” it is this: Bar Counsel issued Hovis an informal admonition Hovis inappropriately communicated about the subject of the representation with a party she knew to be represented by another lawyer in the matter It seems that the only pertinent legal ethics rule might be the prohibition on frivolous complaints (D.C Rule 3.1) – and it could well apply to America First Legal’s complaint A lawyer shall not bring … a proceeding … unless there is a basis in law and fact for doing so that is not frivolous which includes a good-faith argument for an extension Perhaps America First Legal has a good-faith argument for extending the anti-contact rule to limit clients’ right to obtain advice without clearing it with the very lawyer the client mistrusts their complaint doesn’t offer it – perhaps because then they would have to admit that they didn’t quote the existing rule correctly Upping the Stakes: The Accusation of Witness Tampering As I mentioned, the report recommends that Cheney be investigated by the FBI for witness tampering, in violation of 18 USC §1512 The relevant clauses of §1512 make it a crime to knowingly and corruptly persuade or attempt to persuade someone with intent to influence their testimony in an official proceeding (§1512(b)(1)) The question is what makes Cheney’s contacts with Hutchinson “corrupt.” Here is what the Report says (p Evidence uncovered by the Subcommittee revealed that former Congresswoman Liz Cheney tampered with at least one witness by secretly communicating with Hutchinson without Hutchinson’s attorney’s knowledge but it appears that the ethics violation – the violation of the anti-contact rule – is what makes Cheney’s contact with Hutchinson “corrupt.” The report also accuses Hutchinson of perjury The accusation against Cheney would have merit only if Hutchinson did perjure herself These are matters of fact (or fiction) that I cannot comment on that might provide an independent reason to suppose that Cheney contacted Hutchinson “corruptly.” But if they are false then there is no basis for any criminal accusation against Cheney The House Subcommittee would be doing exactly what they accused the January 6th select committee of doing: weaponizing the justice system for low political gain David Luban (LinkedIn) is University Professor in Law and Philosophy at Georgetown and a member of the editorial board of Just Security Stay up to date with Just Security curated newsletters: Just Security provides expert analysis and informational resources on the issues that matter most—without paywalls Just Security is an editorially independent daily digital law and policy journal housed in the Reiss Center on Law and Security at the New York University School of Law Support Just Security in shaping a more informed and secure world by making a tax-deductible donation of any size through the NYU giving page Donate Now Former Republican Vice President Dick Cheney will vote for Kamala Harris, his daughter Liz Cheney, a former U.S. representative, said at The Texas Tribune Festival on Friday also endorsed Democrat Colin Allred in his race to beat Republican U.S Liz Cheney endorsed Harris earlier this week at Duke University She has been one of Donald Trump's chief critics calling the former Republican unfit for office since the attack on the U.S “Dick Cheney will be voting for Kamala Harris,” she said of her father who served as vice president under President George W and you think about how serious this moment is my dad believes — and he said publicly — there has never been an individual in our country who is as grave a threat to our democracy as Donald Trump is.” The former vice president confirmed the news in a statement. there has never been an individual who is a greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump He tried to steal the last election using lies and violence to keep himself in power after the voters had rejected him He can never be trusted with power again," he said we each have a duty to put country above partisanship to defend our Constitution That is why I will be casting my vote for Vice President Kamala Harris." Liz Cheney has worked to beat back election denialism in the Republican Party “One of the most important things we need to do as a country as we begin to rebuild our politics is we need to elect serious people,” Liz Cheney said The audience erupted in applause cutting Liz Cheney off She blamed Cruz for leading the effort in the Senate for trying to overturn the election "That is not somebody to put in a position to be able to do that again," Cheney said Cheney recalled briefly working with the Democrat in Congress "You might not agree on every policy position but we need people who are going to serve in good faith," she said calling her a patriot "who continuously puts country over party because she believes in the importance of protecting our democracy." "I am so honored to have her support," he said on X I will work across party lines to get things done for Texas." A spokesperson for Cruz called Liz Cheney "the poster child of flip-flopping the voters of Wyoming overwhelmingly rejected her just like the voters of Texas will overwhelmingly reject Colin Allred this November," the Cruz campaign said Liz Cheney's comments came just days before Harris is scheduled to meet Trump at a debate Liz Cheney said Trump would “show the American people who he” and his running mate JD Vance are “This is my diplomatic way of saying it: They’re mysoginistic pigs.” “At the end of the day I think that women around this country there has been speculation she would join a future Harris administration “I am very much focussed on we have to make sure that we defeat Donald Trump in November.” The Trump campaign did not immediately respond As The Texas Tribune's signature event of the year, The Texas Tribune Festival brings Texans closer to politics, policy and the day’s news from Texas and beyond. Browse on-demand recordings and catch up on the biggest headlines from Festival events at the Tribune’s Festival news page Choose an amount or learn more about membership President Biden awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal to former Rep who led the congressional committee that investigated the Jan Both were greeted with rare standing ovations as they stood with Biden to receive their awards The ceremony marked Cheney's first appearance at a public event since she campaigned for the failed Democratic presidential bid of Vice President Kamala Harris The duo were part of a larger ceremony honoring 20 individuals for their contributions tied to causes Biden championed "Today we celebrate a new group of Americans dedicated to serving our Democracy and others," Biden told the audience that included current and past Democratic members of Congress as well as friends and families of other honorees The Presidential Citizens Medal honors Americans who have performed exemplary deeds of service for their country or their fellow citizens It is the second-highest civilian honor a president can bestow and awarding it to Cheney and Thompson sends a signal President-elect Trump has criticized the pair repeatedly falsely accusing them of breaking the law with their investigation into his actions on and around Jan "President Biden believes these Americans are bonded by their common decency and commitment to serving others," the White House said in a statement "The country is better because of their dedication and sacrifice." Biden also awarded the medal to several civil rights leaders and advocates who worked on issues he championed in his career Among those honored were two of Biden's longtime friends the former Democratic senator from New Jersey Biden awarded the Citizens Medal to 20 people who founded the Vietnam Women's Memorial Foundation who introduced Tactical Combat Casualty Care setting a new standard for the use of tourniquets "He has transformed battlefield trauma care for the United States military and saved countless lives," according to a White House announcement Last year Biden awarded 14 people with the medal for their work protecting the U.S 6 insurrection and for overseeing the 2020 election process despite efforts to overturn the results Cheney was one of two Republicans on the panel that investigated Jan The panel recommended that Trump be prosecuted by the Department of Justice on four charges: obstruction of an official proceeding; conspiracy to defraud the United States; conspiracy to make a false statement; and conspiracy to defraud the U.S aiding or comforting those involved in an insurrection has said he'd pardon some of those convicted in connection with the Jan He has repeatedly dismissed the findings of the Jan 6 committee and attacked Cheney on social media Become an NPR sponsor opens the Sinai Forum at Purdue Northwest’s 71st season on Sept Tickets can be purchased at pnw.edu/sinai-forum The Sinai Forum at Purdue Northwest’s 71st season begins Sept will join Cheney on stage for the moderated portion of the program To republish, simply copy the HTML at right, which includes our tracking pixel, all paragraph styles and hyperlinks, the author byline and credit to The 19th. 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We cannot entrust our country and our freedom to a petty, vindictive, cruel, unstable man who wants to be a tyrant. #Womenwillnotbesilenced #VoteKamala,” Cheney posted on X Cheney lost her seat in Congress in 2022 after becoming an outspoken Trump critic She was the top House Republican on the committee investigating the January 6 Capitol insurrection.   Former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot in the head and critically injured in 2011 while meeting with constituents in Arizona, condemned Trump’s comments on Friday. 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If you have any questions, contact us at [email protected] Former Vice President Dick Cheney said he plans to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris instead of former President Donald Trump — explaining that his decision had to do with Trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election “In our nation’s 248-year history, there has never been an individual who is a greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump. He tried to steal the last election using lies and violence to keep himself in power after the voters had rejected him. He can never be trusted with power again," Cheney, 83, said Friday in a widely reported statement Cheney's remarks came a few days after his daughter, former Rep. Liz Cheney, a Wyoming Republican, announced her backing of the Democratic nominee Harris said that she was honored to have the endorsements from the Cheneys calling them “well respected” leaders who had put loyalty to their country above their party “It’s time to turn the page on the divisiveness chart a new way forward,” Harris told reporters traveling with her in Pittsburgh where Harris has been preparing for her Tuesday night debate against Trump Following the Cheneys' voice of support for Harris, Trump wrote on Truth Social that the former vice president was an "irrelevant RINO," an acronym for "Republican in name only," and that his daughter was as well Liz Cheney became an outspoken critic of Trump after the Jan Her opposition to Trump ultimately cost her her congressional seat she said she was voting for Harris because of the grave threat that Trump poses to the country Her father has also been critical of Trump following Jan Dick Cheney appeared in a TV ad for his daughter's campaign calling Trump a “threat to our republic” and a “coward." The Cheneys are not the only Republicans to come out in support for Harris. Former Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger; Olivia Troye, a former Trump White House national security official; and Stephanie Grisham, a former White House press secretary and aide to former first lady Melania Trump — all spoke at the Democratic National Convection last month describing disillusionment in Trump's leadership Former Congresswoman Liz Cheney revealed she will vote for Vice President Kamala Harris at a Wednesday Duke event titled "Defending Democracy." professor of political science and director of the Duke Program in American Grand Strategy asked Cheney if she wanted to “make news” by endorsing a presidential candidate Cheney had previously not weighed in on which candidate she would be supporting in the 2024 presidential election I think it is crucially important for people to recognize … that Trump poses something that should prevent people from voting for him but I don’t believe we have the luxury of writing in candidates' names — particularly in swing states,” she said and someone who believes in and cares about the Constitution I have thought deeply about this and because of the danger that Donald Trump poses Her comments elicited a standing ovation from the audience Cheney spoke in Page Auditorium at a Sanford Distinguished Lecture where she shared her experience as vice chairwoman of the United States House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol and gave insights into election security in advance of this November Moments after expressing her support for Harris has “an obligation to make sure that this election is not close” to show the world “who we are.”  Cheney spoke on the importance of voting for serious candidates and “[committing] ourselves to having substantive debates and discussions “We have to defeat election deniers … Here in North Carolina that means defeating the Republican candidate for governor,” she said in reference to N.C After the Jan 6. insurrection, Cheney became a staunch critic of Former President Donald Trump Unlike many of her fellow Republican politicians she publicly and consistently denounced Trump’s actions Cheney explained that when Trump returned to the White House from speaking to the mob of his supporters at the Capitol on Jan he watched the violence unfold on his television She said he refused to heed pleas from his staffers and family members to call off the violence even ignoring a note informing him that a civilian had been shot amid the chaos he tweeted about then-Vice President Mike Pence’s apparent lack of courage which Cheney said effectively “poured gasoline on the fire of the attack.” “That’s a man who can never again be entrusted with power,” she said.  Cheney claimed that many members of Congress told her they would have voted to impeach Trump if it was a “secret ballot.” When asked by Feaver why so many Republicans went back on their private commitments to break with Trump Cheney gave a one-word explanation: “cowardice.” Cheney also recalled a conversation with then-Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy a few days after the election where he shared that he had met with then-president Trump who “knew he lost.” Cheney witnessed the “breadth and the depth” of Trump’s plan to “overturn the election.” He went from pushing state legislatures to throw out their electoral votes for Biden to pressuring the vice president and Department of Justice “Each time something was tried and failed … he would move on to the next piece of it,” she said Cheney also spoke of McCarthy’s visit to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort after Jan many of the largest corporations in the country announced they would not be donating to Republicans … So [McCarthy] needed money and he needed access to Donald Trump's donor lists,” Cheney explained Cheney saw McCarthy’s actions as enabling other Republicans “to bring [Trump] back into the fold in exchange for access to those lists.” She recognized the “courage” of others who stood up to Trump former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson former Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Matthews and Russell Bowers “[If] Vice President Pence had not withstood the pressure from Donald Trump to act in a way that was illegal and unconstitutional we would have been in a very much more serious constitutional crisis.”  Cheney pointed out that Trump’s current running mate repeatedly that he will not do what Mike Pence did She believes that the Republican Party is no longer characterized by “substance” and “policy.” “I don't know that the current Republican Party can be resuscitated,” Cheney said “I think that there's going to have to be very Cheney called upon young people to “step up” and “get to the polls.” “Much of the work that we're going to have to do sort of post this election cycle is getting back to a place where this country has two strong political parties that embrace the Constitution and where we can have substantive debates,” Cheney said Editor's note: This story was updated Wednesday night with the rest of Cheney's remarks 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If you have any questions, contact us at [email protected] “Harris is standing in the breach at a critical moment,” the former GOP congresswoman told the crowd Your trusted source for contextualizing Election 2024 news. Sign up for our daily newsletter In the symbolic birthplace of the Republican Party Vice President Kamala Harris campaigned Wednesday alongside former GOP Rep Liz Cheney — a display of political unity with little modern precedent as Harris continues her effort to win over moderate and Republican voters ahead of Election Day “Vice President Harris is standing in the breach at a critical moment in our nation’s history She is working to unite reasonable people from all across the political spectrum,” Cheney told the crowd in Ripon “I know that she loves our country and I know that she will be a president for all Americans.” 6 attack featured prominently in Cheney’s remarks on Wednesday where she said Trump’s support for the insurrectionists should disqualify him from the presidency.  “What January 6 showed us is there is not an ounce of compassion in Donald Trump And Donald Trump is not fit to lead this great nation,” she said surrounded by banners reading: “Country Over Party.” Harris’ appearance with Cheney in Wisconsin — one of the states that could decide the presidential election — shows an aggressive effort to court moderate Democrats and Republican voters who may be hesitant to vote for the GOP nominee Her campaign has also touted endorsements from former Arizona Sen and a host of former Trump White House officials.  “Through all my decades in law enforcement I never asked a victim or a witness ‘Are you a Republican or a Democrat?’ The only question I asked is ‘Are you ok?’ And that is the kind of president you deserve and I pledge to you that is the kind of president I will be,” Harris said Please complete the following CAPTCHA to be confirmed. 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If you have any questions, contact us at [email protected] who served as the vice chair of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol will be the featured speaker at the Council for Women of Boston College Colloquium on October 29 The event will take place in the Murray Function Room of Yawkey Athletics Center beginning at 6 p.m the CWBC Colloquium hosts exceptional thought leaders to consider contemporary issues through the lens of women's leadership The CWBC Colloquium is free and open to the public Cheney is the author of the bestselling book Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning which offers her eyewitness account of the January 6 insurrection and her role as one of the few Republicans to take a stand against it and help lead the investigation into how it happened According to the book’s publisher: “In Oath and Honor she tells the story of this perilous moment in our history those who helped Trump spread the stolen election lie those whose actions preserved our constitutional framework representative for Wyoming’s at-large congressional district from 2017 to 2023 She chaired the House Republican Conference the third-highest position in the House Republican leadership She was also a member of the House Armed Services Committee she served at the State Department as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs and in positions for USAID and the Department of State working in Poland Dean and Professor at the Boston College Law School The colloquium is made possible by the Council for Women of Boston College and the Institute for the Liberal Arts the CWBC is a welcoming network of Boston College alumnae dedicated to inspiring one another and supporting the University’s future (AP) — Donald Trump is suggesting that former Rep one of his most prominent Republican critics should have rifles “shooting at her” to see how she feels about sending troops to fight It was his latest suggestion that his rivals should be targeted with violence Cheney responded by branding the GOP presidential nominee a “cruel unstable man who wants to be a tyrant.” WATCH: The potential economic impact of Trump’s mass deportation promise The Republican presidential candidate has been using increasingly threatening rhetoric against his adversaries and talked of “enemies from within” undermining the country Some of his former senior aides and Vice President Kamala Harris have labeled him a fascist in response At an event late Thursday in Arizona with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson Trump was asked whether it was strange to see Cheney campaign against him The former Wyoming congresswoman has vocally opposed Trump since the Jan Capitol and endorsed Democrat Kamala Harris joining the vice president at recent stops as they try to win over Republicans disaffected with Trump Trump called Cheney “a deranged person” and added “But the reason she couldn’t stand me is that she always wanted to go to war with people If it were up to her we’d be in 50 different countries.” The former president continued: “She’s a radical war hawk Let’s put her with the rifle standing there with nine barrels shooting at her “You know they’re all war hawks when they’re sitting in Washington in a nice building saying well let’s send 10,000 troops right into the mouth of the enemy,” Trump said Cheney responded Friday in a post on X: “This is how dictators destroy free nations They threaten those who speak against them with death We cannot entrust our country and our freedom to a petty after Harris’ campaign and other Trump critics on social media had pounced on his comment Trump’s campaign said he “was talking about how Liz Cheney wants to send America’s sons and daughters to fight in wars despite never being in a war herself.” his campaign said Trump “was clearly describing a combat zone.” The campaign said his comments were about his message that Harris and Cheney would lead to war and young people dying in conflict He has claimed that if elected president again he will “prevent World War III” and has falsely claimed that Harris has spoken about reinstating the military draft But Trump’s comments seeming to suggest Cheney face a firing squad sparked alarm from his critics Trump has been fixated on the Americans he believes have wronged or betrayed him He has portrayed them as worse than the United States’ foreign adversaries referring to them as “enemies from within.” He’s threatened to use the federal government And he has repeatedly threatened “long term prison sentences” for those “involved in unscrupulous behavior” this election He said people he labeled as “the enemy from within” should be “very easily handled by Some of Trump’s supporters have said his talk of vengeance is either justified or hyperbole Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article and went on to practice law at White & Case law firm in Washington which sparked a public dispute with her sister Mary Cheney—a lesbian—and Mary Cheney’s wife (In September 2021 Liz Cheney reversed her stance on same-sex marriage and said she was wrong to have opposed it) Liz Cheney’s campaign came to an end in January 2014 citing serious health challenges in her family During her time in Congress, Cheney served on the House Rules Committee, Natural Resources Committee, and Armed Services Committee. In 2018 she was elected chair of the House Republican Conference, effective 2019, making her the third-ranking Republican in the House. Cheney largely voted in step with the agenda of the Republican president, Donald Trump (2017–21) when the House held a vote to impeach him in 2019 she voted against the two articles of impeachment in May 2022 Cheney announced that she was running for reelection the Select Committee’s televised hearings began with Cheney taking a prominent role in the proceedings Her term in Congress ended in January 2023 Cheney remained a vocal opponent of Trump, especially after he entered the 2024 presidential race. She campaigned for the Democratic nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris In 2025 Biden awarded Cheney the Presidential Citizens Medal The statement announcing her selection stated: Biden issued preemptive pardons to Cheney and others who were believed to be targets of Trump’s incoming administration; Trump had vowed “retribution” against those he perceived as his enemies  The issuance of these pardons should not be mistaken as an acknowledgment that any individual engaged in any wrongdoing, nor should acceptance be misconstrued as an admission of guilt for any offense. Our nation owes these public servants a debt of gratitude for their tireless commitment to our country Cheney wrote three books with her father: her father’s autobiography My Time: A Personal and Political Memoir (2011); Exceptional: Why the World Needs a Powerful America (2015); and Heart: An American Medical Odyssey (2013) which was also written with her father’s heart surgeon In 2023 she published Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker listens as the House select committee investigating the Jan Capitol holds a hearing at the Capitol in Washington “I don’t believe that we have the luxury of writing in candidates’ names as someone who believes in and cares about the Constitution Because of the danger that Donald Trump poses Harris’ campaign chair Jen O’Malley Dillon said in a statement Wednesday night: “The Vice President is proud to have earned Congresswoman Cheney’s vote She is a patriot who loves this country and puts our democracy and our Constitution first.” Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung responded: “Who is Liz Cheney and what does she do?” Cheney was in House Republican leadership at the time of the Jan 6 attack but broke with most of her caucus over Trump’s responsibility She lost her leadership post and was one of the few Republicans willing to serve on the Jan which was appointed by Democrats who controlled the House at the time About Search just think that we're sitting around the kitchen table and we're jamming about all kinds of stuff That's the feeling I want to have at this — CHENEY: This is like a Kennedy family kitchen table this is — I was saying before both of you walked out this is historic — so I hope everybody takes this in for a minute — to have a leader of the Republican Party and the vice president of the United States Did you ever think in your wildest dreams that you would be running for president alongside Liz Cheney campaigning for you — a member of a opposing party putting herself on the line for you Thank you all for taking time out of your busy lives to be here and have this conversation And I think we are all here together because we have many things in common and most of my career has been spent outside of Washington It never would have even occurred to me to ask that having taken the oath of office to the Constitution of the United ta- — States at least six times I believe what is at stake in this election is so fundamental for us as Americans And it is about: Do we take seriously the importance of a president who obeys the oath to be loyal to the Constitution of the United States Do we prioritize a president of the United States who cares about rule of law much less the spirit with which they approach this most powerful position There's so much about this last era — when I talk about "turn the page," that's what I'm referring to like the last decade — that has been about some powerful forces suggesting that the measure of the strength of a leader is based on who you beat down instead of what I think most of us believe that the real measure of the strength of a leader is based on who you lift up I'm not surprised that Liz Cheney and I are on the same stage 15 days before the election SHRIVER: And I think a lot of people are surprised Are you surprised that you're out here campaigning for a Democrat against the party that you've been a part of your entire life is we all know — everyone who watched January 6th knows and then he sat in his dining room and he watched the attack on television People pleaded with him to tell the mob to leave And he watched law enforcement officers be brutally beaten I think to anyone who's taken the oath of office makes someone absolutely unfit ever to be president again Now — (applause) — I — I could have just said I'm going to do everything I can to work against Donald Trump and there are a lot of Republicans who have said that CHENEY: I have decided — and I am very proud and I'm honored to have made the decision — to endorse Vice President Harris And — and I have gotten to spend time with Vice President Harris I have had the chance to talk with her about how important it is that we have two strong parties in our country about the kind of president that I know she'll be And I think all of us — it doesn't matter what party you're in — we all know this is a good and an honorable and a great nation and we have to have leaders — you might say "I'm not going to agree on every issue" — but we have to have leaders who take that seriously We have to have leaders who are going to be sincere I want my children to know that there is someone sitting in the Oval Office that they can look up to And I'm incredibly proud and I know that Vice President Harris will be that I have seen a lot of Republicans go up to Liz Cheney and thank her And they may not be doing it publicly — they may not be doing it publicly where there's something — an undercurrent that is violent in terms of the language and the tenor And for her to show the courage she has shown is extraordinary But she's — I've seen Republicans come up to her and — and I — from my vantage point because there are a lot of people who are scared What has been the personal cost for you to do so CHENEY: It — it was not — it wasn't scary at all because when I look at the — the nature of the threat that Donald Trump poses and — and Donald Trump is doing everything he can to try to get people to forget about what he did — what he did on January 6th And — and when you think about that level of instability that's not someone that you can entrust with the power of the Oval Office I — I think that we are facing a — a choice in this election It's not about party; it's about right and wrong And — and I certainly have many Republicans who will say to me "I can't be public." They do worry about a whole range of things — And I would just remind people: If you're at all concerned you can vote your conscience and not ever have to say a word to anybody (Applause.) And there will be millions of Republicans who do that on November 5th — vote for Vice President Harris I — I love that you said you weren't scared at all because most people will talk today about "I'm afraid to say anything on social media." "I'm afraid to speak in my place of worship." "I'm aprai- — afraid to speak where I work." "I'm afraid." I think that — that the point you're making is a really important one Think about what's happened in our country when — when Donald Trump says that his political opponents are the enemy within and when he contemplates deploying force against them the response that we all have should not be to be so afraid we don't act THE VICE PRESIDENT: I — I would add to that an additional point which is — and don't think it's a sick sense of humor and relegate it to simply being that I do believe Donald Trump to be an unserious man but the consequences of him ever being in the White House again are brutally serious And — and take it from the people who know him best: his former chief of staff when he was president; two former Defense secretaries; his national security advisor; and who have all in one way or another used the word that he is "unfit" to be president again and is dangerous Listen to the report that — what his former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said about him: that he is "fascist to the core." And these are people who were in his administration who worked closely with him in the Oval Office and the Situation Room because some people find it humorous what he says and — and think it's just silly (Applause.) (Laughs.) We'll take care of November that he would terminate the Constitution of the United States should never again stand behind the seal of the president of the United States — never again I wanted to ask you — several people that I talked to in preparation for this — when I asked them but I don't have a feel for her." What are three things you can tell this audience about you that aren't in your ads that people aren't telling people on the robocalls that perhaps they just wouldn't know that might give them a feeling for who you are as a woman THE VICE PRESIDENT: How much time do we have THE VICE PRESIDENT: I — I have lived a full life in large part — there are many reasons but one very fundamental is she has to come live with us," and she did And I decided I wanted to take on a career and a life that was about protecting the most vulnerable I served as attorney general of California two terms I was the — the top law enforcement officer of the biggest state in the country it included prosecuting transnational criminal organizations for the trafficking of guns I did the work of taking on the big banks during the foreclosure crisis and delivered $20 billion for homeowners who had been targeted with predatory lending practices (Applause.) I took on the big pharmaceutical companies on behalf of consumers the work that you and I have done over the years focusing on women's health One of my priorities is — has been maternal mortality But I — I have only had one client in my career: the people And my belief is that there is great nobility in public service if one understands that they hold the office in the public trust It is about what you can do that lifts up the condition of people And there is so much about how I think about my responsibility and I am here to ask for your vote — is that I do — I intend to be a president for all Americans understanding that the vast majority of us have so much more in common than what separates us And this era that was kind of initiated by Donald Trump has not only been exhausting The notion that a president of the United States would encourage Americans to point fingers at each other that — that there would be a suggestion that we are a divided country that — instead of knowing we have so much more in common than what separates us My most recent overseas trips as vice president — which were relatively close to the election — our allies have expressed real concern when we walk in a room representing the United States of America knowing that we have the self-appointed and earned authority to talk about the importance of democracy and rule of law But the thing about being a role model — it's all role models who are here — people watch what you do to see if it matches up to what you say People around the world are watching this election And my — one fear I have is I hope and I pray that we understand not only what is at stake for us in this election but how much we mean to the rest of the world There is so much at stake in this election tell us real quick — I want to get to our first question But you've been traveling with the vice president Tell the audience what you see that perhaps the camera doesn't get or the ads don't get so that they can get a sense of her that you have I — I think that what I can tell you is that what the vice president is saying about wanting to be a president for all Americans those are things that — that come across very The very first campaign I ever volunteered in was for President Gerald Ford in 1976 the — the fact that — that I — I believe so strongly that in this election — in this election we need to elect the person who is the responsible adult — (laughter and applause) — and — and we need — And — and there is a lot — both parties do it There is a lot of vilification that goes on CHENEY: And — and I think it's really important for people to — to think very carefully about the power that we're going to invest in the president of the United States and what it would mean to — to give that power to Donald Trump who are opposing him are the people who know him best the people who worked most closely with him I would just say I — I know that the vice president has had the range of experience She is supremely qualified to be president of the United States I think there — there — sometimes there are some men who suggest that she's not And that she's somebody that I know I can count on who will put the good of this country first I want to go — I want to go over here to Cecelia which was a Republican stronghold as she grew up and she's here with a question for the vice president Q: Thank you both for coming to Michigan today for this important event for — to you and your father for exemplifying putting country over party I hope you had a wonderful birthday yesterday Q: From the shootings at Oxford High School to my alma mater to an attack at a kid's splash pad this summer just a few miles away from here the issue of gun violence hits very close to home for our community I learned from our school district that my preschooler will be going through his first active shooter drill Q: As a gun violence survivor and mother of two young children the issue of gun violence and the safety of my children in their schools and in our community is my top priority if you are elected president and there is a Republican majority in Congress how will you work with them to make impactful and immediate progress around gun violence And thank you and — for your courage to speak up about this We had a bipartisan group of — of folks in Congress who came together for the Safer Communities Act which is the first meaningful piece of gun safety legislation in 30 years and it really does tell us that we have a will within the United States Congress to work in a bipartisan way And — and then-Congresswoman Cheney was one of those Republicans that actually voted for it And it is through the — the lens of many experiences including act- — I'm so sorry about your kids going through active shooter drills It's traumatic that our children — you know Our children are now learning how to keep themselves safe if there's an active shooter at their school I did a tour last year of — of colleges — with college-aged kids And I would ask the room — the auditorium would be packed — college-age kids — and I'd ask them "Raise your hand if at any point between kindergarten and 12th grade you had to endure an active shooter drill." Almost every hand went up Our kids are growing up where they are learning that they may be unsafe in the classroom where they should be absorbing the wonders of the world "Yeah" — we were talking about this — and said to me that's why I don't like going to fifth period." I said Why don't you like going to fifth period?" "Because in that classroom we must also consider the trauma that is the trauma of — the direct trauma for those who have been directly affected by gun violence including that to our kids who are in schools across our country doing this — not to mention their teachers who want to teach and not also have to worry about will they be able to physically protect a child from a bullet Here's how I think about it in terms of the macro point a false choice that suggests you're either in favor of the Second Amendment or you want to take everyone's guns away I have talked about the fact both Tim Walz and I are gun owners I also believe we need reasonable gun safety laws (Applause.) And — and reports say that the majority of NRA members agree on Here's what it is: You just might want to know before someone can buy a lethal weapon whether they've been found by a court to be a danger to themselves or others (Applause.) We need commonsense gun safety laws And I will continue — I've done it throughout my career — work with all of our colleagues across the aisle But this is not — I'm not trying to take anybody's guns away from them I want to come back to the issue of public safety in a minute He's a former Republican member of the Michigan House of Representatives and he's here with a question about national security thank both of you for being here this afternoon I really appreciate your coming to the state of Michigan to — to be here or militarily to deter Russia from continuing its war on the independent nation of Ukraine while simultaneously strengthening our own U.S I was actually in Munich at the Munich Security Conference delivering a speech when I first met with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine and it was just days before Russia invaded because the United States has rightly taken a position as a leader — a global leader on international rules and norms — that we must stand in support of one of the most important international rules and norms which is the importance of protecting sovereignty and territorial integrity the importance of standing strong in opposition to the notion that Russia would attempt to change borders by force to invade another nation — a sovereign nation by force there is a huge difference between my opponent and me on this very fundamental issue Back to the conversation about — there was a time when we used to — there was a phrase that I'll paraphrase that that there are certain things — in particular the matters of national security — where it's not about partisanship; it's about where should America stand in terms of supporting our allies and standing for certain principles as a — as a point of reference for me in terms of how I feel about this I — for the four years that I was in the United States Senate my favorite committee was the Senate Intelligence Committee and we would meet in a room that's called a SCIF And it's — it's basically a — (laughs) — it's a very secure room Everyone has to leave their cell phone outside and we would go in that room and receive classified information from America's intelligence community about hot spots around the world and threats to our national security And when we went in that room — and this is why it was my favorite committee — people would take off their suit jacket And we weren't Democrats or Republicans; we were Americans And that is so important on a number of issues we are discussing this afternoon but has made it a thing of his to admire dictators and autocrats around the world He exchanged love letters with Kim Jong Un He has openly praised the president of Russia in the height of COVID — remember everyone was scrambling to get their hands on COVID tests Remember when Americans were dying by the hundreds every day And Donald Trump secretly sent COVID tests to the president of Russia for his personal use He has said — Donald Trump — "I will solve the matter of Ukraine and Russia in a day." Read through and understand what he is saying He would have Ukraine surrender its fight against an aggressor violating its sovereignty And understand what that would mean for America and our standing around the world there has been bipartisan support — and to your point of what — where you stand — on this very fundamental issue But this is a — this is a very vivid example of what is at stake in this election Because Donald Trump has been very clear: He would give away the shop He has been manipulated and is so clearly able to be manipulated by favor and flattery including from dictators and autocrats around the world And America knows that that is not how we stand We fight in favor of our strength and our role as a leader in bringing the Allies together and standing for foundational and fundamental principles SHRIVER: Congressman Cheney — (applause) — I know the issue of national security is one of the big reasons you're here and supporting the vice president Can you expand on that answer and add your thoughts to it I think that if — if you look at where the Republican Party is today there's been a really dangerous embrace of isolationism he heaps praise on the world's most evil people while he attacks the — the reality is that since the end of World War II And we've led — and that has been necessary to defend our freedom And when Donald Trump says that he's going to withdraw from NATO when he invites Vladimir Putin to invade NATO when he suggests that it is Zelenskyy's fault that Ukraine was invaded For anybody who is a Republican who is thinking that they might vote for Donald Trump because of national security policy America will find our very freedom and security challenged and threatened And one final point on this: Don't think that Congress can stop him because Congress will step in." All he has to do is what he's doing — is say "I won't fulfill our NATO treaty obligations," and — and NATO begins to unravel it is — it is an incredibly dangerous thing to think about a foreign policy a national security policy led by somebody who is — is as unstable as Donald Trump is And it's a risk we just simply can't take as a nation THE VICE PRESIDENT: And I'm going to add for emphasis that — let's also be clear about on the subject Donald Trump's approach would be to surrender That is signaling to the president of Russia he can get away with what he has done Understand — look at the map — Poland would be next are — the reason that they have been so thankful for the position of strength we have taken in bringing the Allies together is because they are fully aware of and remember — to the congresswoman's point — World War II this — this concept of isolation — we were once there as a nation and it is because America jumped in that we were ultimately able to win that war and it should be a constant reminder to us — we have to remember history — that isolationism which is exactly what Donald Trump is pushing — pull out of NATO abandon our friends — isolationism is not insulation It will not insulate us from harm in terms of our national security I say that to emphasize a point that the congresswoman made and the other point I'd make is also check out where he's been on how he thinks about America's military and service members He said he didn't like him because he got caught You look — he's called members of our military "suckers" and "losers." And then look at how some of the highest-ranking members of our military the chairman — the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff leader in our mil- — in America's military how he has assessed Donald Trump — fascism "to his core." SHRIVER: There are your talking points for the kitchen table Courtney is — Courtney Gabbara Agrusa is a wife Madam Vice President Harris and Representative Cheney and I am a first-generation Chaldean American Chaldeans are Indigenous Iraqis who are Catholic and we are predominantly in the metro Detroit area but the recent political climate has really begun to divide us Q: While I know that you have discussed several bipartisan proposals over the course of your campaign what would you say to people like myself who are part of these traditionally conservative communities who want to move forward but are feeling the pref- — the pressures of the political divide And I've actually met with — with members and leaders in the Chaldean community I think that there is something at stake that is about core values as well as what is at stake in terms of the risk and the danger And I would offer you an example of what I think would be an important issue that would affect the Chaldean community and all Americans the issue of — of how we think about health care in America I know enough about the culture and to know that it is reflective of who we are as Americans in general We respect our elders; we take care of them I will share with you a specific proposal that is an extension of how I think about things I took care of my mother when she was sick And for anyone taking care of or who has taken care of an elder relative It's about trying to cook something they feel like eating It is trying to find clothes that don't irritate their skin or help them put on a sweater It's about trying to figure out something you can say that will bring a smile to their face or make them laugh a lot of people doing that and also raising young kids And the way the system currently works — well you may have to spend down all of your savings to be able to qualify for Medicaid or you may have to quit your job to be able to do what you need to do to take care of your children and take care of your relative — your older relative part of my proposal and the plan is that we're going to now reconfigure so that Medicare covers home health care for our seniors in addition to everything that we've discussed already about national security because I absolutely do believe America is ready for a new generation of leadership that is taking on issues clear-eyed about what is going on that affects everybody — it doesn't matter their political party; issues that are fundamentally about dignity also about economic issues; and taking it on in a way that we relieve the American people of the burdens that get in the way of productivity and a certain quality of life I believe we need to have an economy that I call an opportunity economy where everyone has the opportunity to thrive — not just get by but get ahead And this is one example I would offer under the broader point taking on problems from a commonsense approach that is about just practical work I will work as I have with the private sector I believe we have to invest in America's economy and in America's industry and America's entrepreneurs take care of those that are the most in need of just a little support to be able to not just get by but get ahead I just want to — we have two minutes left — (applause) — and when you hear the phrase a "new way forward," when you hear "country over party," what does that mean to you what does a new way forward mean for families like everybody here when you think about America and — and the beacon of hope that we have been for so many years for so many communities also how tremendously enriched we have been by communities — immigrants who want to come here and build a life all of that depends upon fundamentally defending the rule of law That's — that's what makes all of our opportunity and our freedom possible And — and at the same time that we're that beacon for the world it's also because — because we're a good nation — CHENEY: — and because you know when — when you — when you look at who our leader is going to be what — what Donald Trump represents is — is just cruel and — and not — not the kind of dignity and — and the kind of person that we all want to be able to look up to But — but what I would say is that if people are uncertain I don't know that I can support Vice President Harris," I would say I don't know if anybody is more conservative than I am (Laughter.) And — and I understand the most conservative value there is is to defend the Constitution And if we don't come together to do that then — (applause) — a new way forward is this: It's what you're seeing up here necessarily sure I agree with you on this issue or that issue Why do you believe that?" Someone who is willing to honor and respect all perspectives and points of views And there's only one candidate in this race who does that a lot of polling of undecided voters who call themselves "the exhausted majority" said I just want leaders who speak respectfully to one another that's considered a new way forward as the — as Representative Cheney — I wake up in the middle of the night usually these days I — I think that's really important to just kind of — you know and I make sure that I talk to the kids and my husband every day We've been — Doug and I've been kind of tr- — you know so we're not with each other every day these days if I can just speak to the — what people are feeling the nature of a democracy is such that I think there's a duality there's an incredible strength when our democracy is intact an incredible strength in what it does to protect the freedoms and rights of its people as long as we can keep it — in our democracy every individual has the power to make a decision about what this will be and that's — and so let's not feel powerless Let's not let the som- — and I get it — overwhelming nature of this all make us feel powerless and that's not our character as the American people and we stand on broad shoulders of people who have fought this fight before for our country let us look at the challenge then that we are being presented and not be overwhelmed by it The baton is now in our hands to fight for — not against be joyful in what we will do in the process of owning that which is knowing that we can and will build community and coalitions and remind people that we're all in this together Let's not let the overwhelming nature of this strip us of our strength I want to — I want to thank everybody here I think you got a great glimpse into who this woman is And I want to leave you with this quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson that I think speaks to this moment there is always someone to tell you that you're wrong There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that your critics are right To map out a course of action and follow it to the end requires great courage." Remarks by the Vice President and Liz Cheney at a Campaign Event in Royal Oak Michigan Online by Gerhard Peters and John T The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/374766 The American Presidency ProjectJohn Woolley and Gerhard PetersContact Twitter Facebook Copyright © The American Presidency ProjectTerms of Service | Privacy | Accessibility The town known as the birthplace of the Republican Party is an unlikely campaign stop for a Democratic presidential candidate But on Thursday, Vice President Harris rallied in Ripon, Wis. — home to the Little White Schoolhouse where an 1854 meeting led to the formation of the Republican Party It was the backdrop for a speech from former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney, who endorsed Harris last month Cheney laid out her own history with the Republican party from volunteering as a young person to serving in Congress I am proudly casting my vote for Vice President Kamala Harris," Cheney said and I know that she will be a president for all Americans," Cheney added I am honored to join her in this urgent cause." Cheney spoke at length about why she thinks Harris' opponent though she backed him in both 2016 and 2020 She said he broke his oath of office by attempting to stay in office after losing the election taking actions that led to the violent riot at the Capitol on Jan "What January 6th shows us is that there is not an ounce of compassion in Donald Trump and Donald Trump is not fit to lead this good and great nation," she said Cheney herself was a member of the Congressional committee that investigated Trump for his actions on and leading up to January 6 — and she voted to impeach Trump She later lost her bid for reelection in 2022 to a Trump-backed candidate Asked about the Ripon event during an appearance on Fox News Trump attacked Cheney as a "stupid war hawk" and predicted she would hurt Harris' campaign she thanked Cheney for her courage and said it was a "profound honor" to have her support and we are going to get back to a healthy two-party system where we will have vigorous debates," Harris said to Cheney Harris talked about her commitment to the Constitution and to upholding democracy — an issue that is a deciding factor for a majority of voters this year "I believe that anyone who recklessly tramples on our democratic values as Donald Trump has anyone who is actively and violently obstructed the will of the people and the peaceful transfer of power as Donald Trump has 'termination of the Constitution of the United States' as Donald Trump has must never again stand behind the seal of the president of the United States," Harris said Harris' campaign has worked to highlight support from more than 200 prominent Republicans as she works in swing states like Wisconsin to win over more independents and Republicans disaffected with Trump Dick Cheney said in a statement last month that Trump "can never be trusted with power again" because he “tried to steal the last election using lies and violence to keep himself in power after the voters had rejected him.” Sign up for our daily newsletter to get the best of The New Yorker in your in-box dozens of prominent security and military officials and Republican politicians have come out against Donald Trump Way out in front of this movement was Liz Cheney she was the third-ranking Republican in Congress but after the January 6th insurrection she voted to impeach Trump She then served as vice-chair of the House Select Committee on the January 6th attack She must have expected it would cost her the midterms and her seat in Congress which ended up being the case when Wyoming voters rejected her in 2022 campaigning forcefully on behalf of Vice-President Harris David Remnick spoke with Cheney last week at The New Yorker Festival “It absolutely proves the danger of Donald Trump,” Cheney said “When you have Jeff Bezos apparently afraid to issue an endorsement for the only candidate in the race who’s a stable that tells you why we have to work so hard to make sure that Donald Trump isn’t elected,” Cheney told Remnick “And I cancelled my subscription to the Washington Post.” New episodes of The New Yorker Radio Hour drop every Tuesday and Friday. 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