Liz Cheney Loses Wyoming Primary But Vows to Keep Trump From the White House

Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney lost her primary by a wide margin Tuesday while vowing she would do everything in her power to keep Trump from returning to the White House.

“I’m a conservative Republican,” she said. “I believe deeply in the principles and the ideals on which my party was founded. … But I love my country more.”

Harriet Hageman, a lawyer with Trump’s endorsement, ousted Cheney, clinching the GOP nomination for deep-red Wyoming’s only House seat.

With more than 99 percent of the vote tallied, Hageman had about 66 percent to Cheney’s nearly 29 percent.

In a Wednesday morning interview, Cheney said running for president in 2024 is “something I’m thinking about,” and it’s a decision she will make “in the coming months.”

The defeat of a Republican from a once-powerful political family with deep ties to the Bush-era party establishment that was dominant two decades ago underlined the shift in the GOP, which is now largely led by officials and candidates prioritizing loyalty to Trump.

Washington Post, Axios

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