Brief:
Trump-endorsed Harriet Hageman defeated Rep. Liz Cheney yesterday in the Wyoming congressional Republican primary election. Cheney led the January 6th hearings as one of only two Republicans on the committee, voted to impeach Trump and vowed to prevent him from re-election.
Background:
Rep. Liz Cheney will leave Congress in 2023. Cheney has been the most vocal anti-Trump Republican, calling the former president “a very grave threat and risk to our republic.”
“I have said since January 6th that I will do whatever it takes to ensure Donald Trump is never again anywhere near the Oval Office, and I mean it,” Cheney said.
Wyoming voter Chester Barkell told the Associated Press, “We like Trump. She tried to impeach Trump. I don’t trust Liz Cheney.”
The Associated Press reports that Cheney is considering a White House bid in 2024.