President Joe Biden called Liz Cheney on Wednesday after the Wyoming congresswoman and vocal critic of former President Donald Trump was defeated in her state’s Republican primary.
Biden reached out to Cheney, who earned the ire of the former president when she voted to impeach him over his role in the January 6, 2021 insurrection and her subsequent work on the congressional committee investigating the matter, according to a person familiar with the conversation.
The White House declined to comment. A Cheney spokesman did not immediately respond to requests to comment on the call.
Following her 37-point loss Tuesday night to Trump-backed conservative lawyer Harriet Hageman, Cheney said she would do “whatever it takes” to block the former president’s path back to the White House.
“I believe that Donald Trump continues to pose a very grave threat — a risk to our republic — and I think defeating him is going to require a broad and united front of Republicans, Democrats and independents and that’s what I intend to be a part of,” Cheney told NBC News.
The 56-year-old is serving her third term in Wyoming’s sole US House seat, and is the daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney. She has said that she is considering launching a presidential campaign in the coming months to challenge Trump’s expected candidacy.
Only two of the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump following the attack on the Capitol will stand for re-election. Four, including Cheney, have been defeated in Republican primaries, while another four have announced their retirement.
Last month, Cheney attended a ceremony at the White House where Biden awarded former Senator Alan Simpson, another Wyoming Republican, with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor.
Two idiots trying to have a conversation
Must be a stupid liberal website
Cheney, you dumb C there isn’t a decent Republican that would ever vote for you except your fellow Rinos and there aren’t enough of them! We are getting rid of you idiots which is why you are all getting voted out. There is no way we want your type in government. You might as well ask your bedfellow democrats because they are the only ones that will give you a job!
Get a clue Cheney and get this through your head. WE THE REPUBLICANS DON’T WANT YOU OR YOUR RINO BUDDIES! YOU’RE GUTTER TRASH LIKE THE DEMOCRATS!!
So the Ole, Slo’ Demented Joe “Bite-me” ( does he know how to use a phone?) calls “Liz-ard” Cheney, so what! Adios you RINO POS, run over to the dark side where you belong, loser! It is apparent to me that these Leftist douche bags are so ugly that they hate themselves and everyone else; their inner decadence morphs on to their faces as it is so great that it can’t be contained! Good riddance you sorry-A$$ excuse for a lady!
I am shocked by the ugly talk which has just ensued.
Hazel in my opinion there is no excuse for such nasty comments. The use of that type of language just shows lack of character.