Congresswoman Liz Cheney Leaves Congress

Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney of Wyoming has been reminded of a lesson she was well prepared for and already knew: going against Donald Trump has its consequences.

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On Tuesday, incumbent Rep. Liz Cheney was defeated by challenger Harriet Hageman (a hand-picked candidate by Donald Trump who was chosen to run solely out of spite to destroy Cheney) in the Wyoming Republican primary. Since Wyoming is traditionally a Republican state, it’s almost a no-brainer that Hageman will be elected to the US House of Representatives in the November general election and replace Liz Cheney in January of 2023 as the latest Trump sycophant.

Congresswoman Liz Cheney, who is the daughter of former VP Dick Cheney, is a stalwart conservative and deeply popular politician within her state. However, despite her credentials, she has been the leading Republican on Capitol Hill to refuse to regurgitate the lie that Trump won in 2020. She has also refused to look the other way regarding Trump’s involvement in the January 6th Capitol Hill insurrection, his theft of classified documents upon leaving office, and more.

The marching orders given to Republican voters are that they all MUST accept and agree with any and everything Donald Trump says or does — even if they don’t really believe it and are just pretending.

Liz Cheney refused to be THAT Republican and decided to choose democracy and love of country over party and political partisanship.

In her televised concession speech on Tuesday night, Rep. Cheney reminded America that she won her last election in 2018 with more than 73% of the vote — and could have done so again (had she opted to sell out to Donald Trump).

“But it would’ve required that I go along with President Trump’s lie about the 2020 election,” she said. “That was a path I could not and would not take.

“No House seat, no office in this land is more important than the principles that we are all sworn to protect,” she continued. “And I well understood the potential political consequences of abiding by my view, our republic relies upon the goodwill of all candidates for office to accept honorably the outcome of elections.

“Tonight, Harriet Hageman has received the most votes in this primary. She won. I called her to concede the race. This primary election is over. But now the real work begins,” she concluded.

What’s next politically for Liz Cheney is a mystery nobody knows. She’s too anti-Trump to remain viable inside the Republican Party and too conservative to switch to the Democratic Party. So, it looks as if her political career may very well be over. However, she still has nearly 5 months remaining as the high-profile co-chair of the House Select Committee investigating Donald Trump and the events of the Capitol Hill insurrection — a role she can use to launch her next effort.

So, kudos to Congresswoman Liz Cheney for sacrificing her political life to do what’s right in the name of democracy. How many other politicians would walk the walk and actually do the same?

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