Liz Cheney endorses Kamala Harris and warns of ‘danger’ Trump poses to Constitution | EUROtoday

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Former Wyoming congressmember Liz Cheney has endorsed Kamala Harris for president, breaking together with her fellow conservatives who’re supporting Donald Trump.

Cheney, one among Trump’s most vocal Republican critics whereas she was in Congress, mentioned throughout an occasion at Duke University on Wednesday that fellow conservatives don’t have “the luxury” of sitting out or writing in different candidates in the event that they’re uneasy about Trump, particularly in a swing state just like the college’s dwelling of North Carolina.

“As a conservative, as someone who believes in and cares about the Constitution, I have thought deeply about this,” she informed the gang. “Because of the danger that Donald Trump poses, not only am I not voting for Donald Trump, but I will be voting for Kamala Harris.”

The announcement was met with cheers from the viewers.

The Harris marketing campaign reportedly straight courted an endorsement from Cheney, because it appears to draw assist from the small pool of outstanding nationwide Republicans who publically criticize Trump.

“We talk a lot about the Nikki Haley voters who could decide this election,” Alyssa Farah Griffin, a former Trump administration official turned critic informed The New York Times final week. “More accurately, they are Liz Cheney voters, committed Republicans who likely supported Trump twice but can’t support him in the aftermath of Jan. 6 and his criminal convictions.”

Harris has additionally urged she would title a Republican to her cupboard if elected, placing Cheney in a chief place for consideration.

The former Wyoming consultant, daughter of former vp Dick Cheney, grew to become a liberal hero for being the face of the Republican resistance to Trump in Congress till she misplaced her seat in 2022.

Cheney was one among 10 House Republicans to vote to question Trump after the January 6 rebel on the U.S. Capitol, and one among two to serve on the January 6 committee investigating the incident.

Since then, she’s continued to be a thorn in her aspect, describing him as an existential risk to U.S. democracy.