Former Wyoming Congresswoman Liz Cheney has rejected claims that she has shown a double standard in her criticism of former President Trump and President Biden.
The anti-Trump Republican warned on Monday that if Trump is re-elected, he won’t surround himself with the voices of moderators and advisers he did in his first term, instead essentially employing sycophants to push his agenda.
“[W]I don’t have to guess what President Trump will do next, because he did it before, and he won’t have the people around him around him,” he said, adding that some former aides such as former Rep. Mark Meadows, RN.C., will reportedly testify as a witness in Trump’s upcoming trial in Atlanta.
“[That includes such] the person who told him on January 6… that he had to tell people to go home: The person who told him that what he was doing was illegal. Those people are not going to be around him,” he said, warning that the court’s decision is a fundamental protection of the republic, expressing concern over whether Trump could refuse to enforce a contrary decision.
Cheney, who recently released a memoir and “caution,” “Oath & Honor,” wrote in the book that it was difficult to know whether “the story of January 6 is nearing its end or just beginning.”
“We may have a darker chapter ahead,” he wrote.
Former Wyoming Congresswoman Liz Cheney has rejected claims that she has shown a double standard in her criticism of former President Trump and President Biden. Getty Images
On “Special Report,” Cheney warned Trump had signaled how his second-term executive branch would operate, saying he was trying to unconstitutionally “seize power” after the 2020 election and would certainly surround himself with “unethical lawyers.”
Citing a recent Wall Street Journal op-ed, lead writer Bret Baier noted the paper, which is also owned by parent company Fox News, has also not always been friendly to Trump, but has published that Biden has done what critics warned Trump about will do if he returns to the White House.
Baier listed several areas where Biden or his administration have been criticized for potential overreach, including student loan elimination, the COVID order, vaccine mandates and restrictions on domestic energy production.
Cheney disagrees he has not been vocal on such issues, specifically citing the energy sector, which is a key issue in Wyoming.
“I think that’s a very different thing,” he interrupted.
“I don’t think it’s true that I didn’t take that into account. And I think a lot of them if you look at the kinds of things he’s done with respect, for example, to energy policy, with respect to setting aside land across the West: I’ve been very vocal that I think that policy is wrong,” Cheney said.
“It’s very different with a president [like Trump],” he added, citing former President Washington’s pledge of a peaceful transition of power when he voluntarily stepped down in 1797 after two terms, despite popular support.
“Every president, Republican and Democrat, since George Washington, has ensured a peaceful transition of power. Donald Trump is trying to seize power. So we can disagree with Biden’s policies, but the fact that he is trying to seize power [and] ignore the decision of 61 courts… [and counsels who told him] what he said about the election is false,” he said.
Cheney warned Trump had already signaled how his second-term executive branch would operate, saying he was trying to unconstitutionally “seize power” after the 2020 election and would certainly surround himself with “unethical lawyers.” AFP via Getty Images Cheney claims he has slammed Biden. AP
Cheney added that Trump’s tweets criticizing then-Vice President Mike Pence and his ilk were a step too far.
He stated he voted with Trump’s political agenda 93% at the time, and defended him from the controversy stemming from Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation, as evidence his criticism was not politically motivated.
Accordingly, he said there are other 2024 candidates who can advance Trump-style policies without the proverbial baggage.
Cheney, who recently released a memoir and “caution,” “Oath & Honor,” wrote in the book that it was difficult to know whether “the story of January 6 is nearing its end or just beginning.” Getty Images
“You can have policies that we all want, policies, some that Donald Trump put in place, some that he didn’t – We can have conservative policies without having to burn the Constitution,” he said.
“So what I would urge people watching today who are going to vote in that caucus or in that primary, vote for someone else, don’t vote for someone who is already trying to usurp power.”
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