Liz Cheney (R) is down but not out…
The former Wyoming congresswoman is not ruling out a bid for the White House.
During an interview with CNN’s “State of the Union,” Cheney initially dodged a question about her 2024 plans, telling anchor Jake Tapper, “I will tell you what I’m definitely going to do — I’m going to spend the next year, between now and the election, certainly helping to elect serious people, helping to elect sane people to Congress.”
When further pressed if she is not ruling out a presidential bid, Cheney said, “No, I’m not.”
Earlier in the interview, Cheney, a staunch critic of former President Trump, was asked if she would vote for President Biden over Trump if it came down to it.
“We’re going to see what happens,” Cheney responded. ‘We’re going to see how things unfold. I think Donald Trump is the single most dangerous threat we face. I would imagine that there will be a number of other candidates in the race that I think —” before Tapper interjected to ask Cheney if she would be one of them.
Cheney then doubled down on attacking the former president.
“We don’t want a situation where the election is thrown into the House of Representatives and Donald Trump has any possibility at all of prevailing under those circumstances,” Cheney continued. “So, we have got to elect people who believe in the Constitution and who take their responsibility seriously to Congress.”
In a separate interview Sunday, Cheney asserted the threats being made against GOP lawmakers over the recent Speaker vote are “absolutely being driven” by Trump and his supporters. (RELATED: ‘Unforgivable’: Republicans Say They Received Death Threats After Speaker Vote)
Asked on CBS News’s “Face the Nation” about the threats some lawmakers have faced for not backing former Speaker-designate Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), Cheney pointed to Trump.
“The domestic threats are absolutely being driven by Donald Trump and, unfortunately, some of his supporters who in fact have encouraged and taken steps that have resulted in — as we saw on Jan. 6 — political violence,” she said.
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