Citing a need for 'honorable public servants,' Republican Liz Cheney backed U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, D-Dallas, in his challenge to U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas.
FILE - U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., listens as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds a hearing at the Capitol in Washington, June 28, 2022.“You might not agree on every policy position, but we need people who are going to serve in good faith,” Cheney said during an on-stage interview at the Texas Tribune Festival in Austin. “We need people who are honorable public servants, and in this race that is Colin Allred, so I’ll be working on his behalf.
“Two years ago, the voters of Wyoming overwhelmingly rejected her, just like the voters of Texas will overwhelmingly reject Colin Allred this November,” the campaign said. “But hey, misery loves company.” The Wyoming representative’s willingness to break with Trump cost her a spot in House GOP leadership. She later lost her 2022 primary, with many fellow Republicans backing the challenger, including U.S. Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Frisco, whoSpeaking Friday at TribFest, she talked about the danger posed by a potential Trump second term and said her father, former Vice President Dick Cheney, also supports Harris.
Many Democrats had little love for members of the Cheney family and their conservative politics but have welcomed Liz Cheney’s outspoken criticism of Trump.
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