Trump said that Cheney's defeat in the Wyoming Republican primary should lead to the 'dissolution' of the January 6 committee.
was not, despite massive and conclusive evidence to the contrary, Rigged & Stolen," Trump wrote, adding that"it was."
Hageman had defeated Cheney in Tuesday's primary with 66.3 percent of the vote, according to an Associated Press estimate with 99 percent of votes counted.has asked Liz Cheney's office for comment. "No House seat, no office in this land is more important than the principles that we are all sworn to protect, and I well understood the potential political consequences of abiding by my duty," Cheney said.
It wasn't immediately clear what Cheney meant about the"real work" but speculation has been mounting about a potential 2024 presidential bid, which she did not address on Tuesday."The great and original champion of our party, Abraham Lincoln, was defeated in elections for the Senate and the House before he won the most important election of all. Lincoln ultimately prevailed, he saved our Union and he defined our obligation as Americans for all of history," Cheney said.
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