Liz Cheney is transferring on from the midterms quick after her re-election bid was derailed final night time and is now all about 2024.
The Wyoming GOP rep informed the “Today” present this morning she may bounce into the presidential race quickly.
“It is something that I am thinking about and I’ll make a decision in the coming months,” she mentioned after declaring: “I will be doing whatever it takes to keep Donald Trump out of the Oval Office.”
Almost instantly after the TV spot concluded a political enchantment for donations hit this reporter’s inbox with the title “Liz Cheney needs you…” It was despatched by the National Democratic Training Committee in search of “EMERGENCY Democratic support” for the Republican who took on former President Donald Trump and paid dearly for it final night time.
Cheney, a third-term congresswoman, misplaced the Wyoming major to Trump-backed Harriet Hageman by roughly 30 factors. This got here after Cheney co-chaired the Jan. 6 committee analyzing the assault on the Capitol.
Cheney additionally cited Abraham Lincoln’s losses to the House and Senate in her concession speech Tuesday night time, including Lincoln went on to win “the most important election of all.” Her dad, former Vice President Dick Cheney, was at her aspect.
But, can she borrow from Lincoln’s playbook? It’s too quickly to inform because the GOP presidential area stays out of focus with Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis the front-runners with neither declaring any official marketing campaign — but.
Former VP Mike Pence, who’s in New Hampshire immediately for a Politics & Eggs occasion, can be eyed as a GOP 2024 presidential candidate. The Herald is at that breakfast this morning within the Granite State.
Trump, on the TruthSocial feed, slammed Cheney calling her loss “far bigger than had ever been anticipated.”
He added in one other submit on the Twitter-like community: “The January 6th Committee of political Hacks and Thugs will quickly begin the beautiful process of DISSOLUTION? This was a referendum on the never ending Witch Hunt. The people have spoken!”
Trump additionally known as hageman’s win “a wonderful result for America” and “a complete rebuke” of the Jan. 6 committee.
Stay tuned for extra …
“I’ll make a decision in the coming months.” — Rep. Liz Cheney mentioned about probably operating for President. pic.twitter.com/b2SjAYVN2W
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) August 17, 2022
In an unique interview following her major loss, Cheney mentioned she would do “whatever it takes” to maintain Trump out of the Oval Office. https://t.co/pBgAf4fGPe
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) August 17, 2022
“I feel we have now an incredible quantity of labor to do. Certainly, I’m completely going to proceed this battle.” pic.twitter.com/TVNYlCywhp
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) August 17, 2022
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