Donald Trump on Friday ranted about Dick Cheney after the previous Republican vice chairman threw his help behind Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris’ marketing campaign.
“Dick Cheney is an irrelevant RINO, alongside along with his daughter, who misplaced by the most important margin within the Historical past of Congressional Races!” Trump, the GOP nominee, wrote on his Reality Social platform.
His publish got here on the identical day that Cheney’s daughter, former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) — who misplaced her 2022 main race in one of many biggest defeats for a Home incumbent in decades — revealed that her father could be voting for Harris, the present vice chairman, within the fall.
Quickly after her announcement, Dick Cheney released a statement confirming that he’s backing Harris and warning that Trump can “by no means be trusted with energy once more,” citing his efforts to overturn the 2020 election outcomes.
Cheney, who served in George W. Bush’s presidential administration, beforehand endorsed Trump’s 2016 campaign however has since change into a harsh critic of the fact star turned politician.
In his Reality Social publish, Trump railed in opposition to Cheney’s camp for not acquiring a pardon for I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, Cheney’s former vice presidential chief of employees who in 2007 was convicted on felony expenses of perjury and obstruction of justice associated to a CIA leak scandal.
“They couldn’t get Scooter Libby, who did a lot for them (however was so unfairly handled!), PARDONED. I did it!” wrote Trump, who pardoned Libby in 2018. (Bush, who didn’t pardon Libby, has mentioned that his personal inaction made his VP “angry.”)
Trump added about Cheney: “He’s the King of Countless, Nonsensical Wars, losing Lives and Trillions of {Dollars}, similar to Comrade Kamala Harris. I’m the Peace President, and solely I’ll cease World Conflict III!”
He went on to criticize Liz Cheney for her work on the Home committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, revolt. Like he has earlier than, Trump pushed false claims about the committee and who was responsible for security on the Capitol on the day of the lethal riot.
With Friday’s endorsement of Harris, Dick Cheney joined a variety of Republicans previously on the GOP presidential ticket who’ve signaled that they gained’t be voting for Trump in November.
