Cheney hits 'Trump cult of personality,' says she'll keep speaking out
By Mychael Schnell - 05/05/21 05:38 PM EDT House Republican Conference Chairwoman Liz Cheney (Wyo.) on Wednesday urged the GOP to steer away from what she called a "Trump cult of personality" while vowing to continue speaking out amid backlash from her congressional colleagues.
Cheney, the No. 3 House Republican, has come under increasing attack from GOP lawmakers over her vote to impeach former President Trump earlier this year. In a Washington Post op-ed Wednesday afternoon, Cheney said she stood by her earlier criticisms of Trump and called on the party to back away from his claims that the 2020 election was stolen, saying he is “seeking to unravel critical elements of our constitutional structure.”
“Trump is seeking to unravel critical elements of our constitutional structure that make democracy work — confidence in the result of elections and the rule of law. No other American president has ever done this,” Cheney wrote.
Cheney pushed back on rising pressure and criticism she has received in recent weeks and vowed to “defend the basic principles that underpin and protect” freedom and the U.S. democratic process.
“History is watching. Our children are watching. We must be brave enough to defend the basic principles that underpin and protect our freedom and our democratic process. I am committed to doing that, no matter what the short-term political consequences might be,” she wrote.
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