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Cheney defends Trump criticism and January 6 committee work in Wyoming debate
Source: CNN
(CNN)Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney cast the Republican Party as "threatened by fealty to an individual" -- former President Donald Trump -- and defended her work on the committee investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection during a debate with her four GOP primary challengers Thursday night.
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Cheney went on the attack early in the debate, pointing out that Hageman's campaign had hired the consulting firm of Bill Stepien, Trump's former campaign manager. Stepien, Cheney noted, had told the committee he was happy to be part of "team normal" in the wake of Trump's loss in the 2020 election, as Trump and some of his allies began spreading lies and conspiracy theories about voter fraud.
"I'd be interested to know whether or not my opponent, Ms. Hageman, is willing to say here tonight that the election was not stolen. She knows it's not stolen," Cheney said.
However, Cheney said that doing so would cost Hageman Trump's endorsement. "If she says it wasn't stolen, he will not support her," the congresswoman said.
Hageman made several false claims about the 2020 election, citing the "2000 Mules" film that peddles conspiracy theories about ballot drop boxes and "Zuckerberg money" -- a reference to donations from the charity of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, to help local elections officials navigate the coronavirus pandemic.
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Cheney went on the attack early in the debate, pointing out that Hageman's campaign had hired the consulting firm of Bill Stepien, Trump's former campaign manager. Stepien, Cheney noted, had told the committee he was happy to be part of "team normal" in the wake of Trump's loss in the 2020 election, as Trump and some of his allies began spreading lies and conspiracy theories about voter fraud.
"I'd be interested to know whether or not my opponent, Ms. Hageman, is willing to say here tonight that the election was not stolen. She knows it's not stolen," Cheney said.
However, Cheney said that doing so would cost Hageman Trump's endorsement. "If she says it wasn't stolen, he will not support her," the congresswoman said.
Hageman made several false claims about the 2020 election, citing the "2000 Mules" film that peddles conspiracy theories about ballot drop boxes and "Zuckerberg money" -- a reference to donations from the charity of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, to help local elections officials navigate the coronavirus pandemic.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/30/politics/wyoming-primary-debate-cheney-trump-january-6/index.html
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Cheney defends Trump criticism and January 6 committee work in Wyoming debate (Original Post)
brooklynite
Jul 2022
OP
After looking at a clip, I can't believe she is losing to those incoherent wingnuts.
SunSeeker
Jul 2022
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SayItLoud
(1,702 posts)1. Fealty? tRUMP Cult is too stupid to know what that means. NT
Marcuse
(7,487 posts)2. "Feel the Tea"
Turbineguy
(37,338 posts)3. If you are a foreign player against the U.S.
You can take heart that there are enough stupid and self-destructive Americans to get trump back into the White House.
SunSeeker
(51,569 posts)4. After looking at a clip, I can't believe she is losing to those incoherent wingnuts.
She was clearly the only adult up on that stage.
Her state really must be populated by loons.
SouthernDem4ever
(6,617 posts)5. Just as many loons as in Boebert's Co District
stupid people.