With Cheney’s Ouster, 8 of 10 GOP Trump Impeachment Backers Will Be Out of Congress in 2023
CHEYENNE, Wyo.—Three-term Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) on Aug. 116 became the eighth Republican who voted for Donald Trump’s impeachment to either retire or be defeated by party rivals endorsed by the former president.
Cheney, one of Trump’s most vociferous critics, was defeated in Wyoming’s Aug. 16 Republican primary for the state’s lone congressional seat by Harriet Hageman, a Cheyenne natural resources attorney.
Hageman thanked Trump for his “support, encouragement, and guidance” since she launched her campaign last September. He staged a rally in Casper in May on her behalf.
“I’m obviously grateful” for Trump’s endorsement, Hageman told a cheering crowd at Cheyenne’s Frontier Days rodeo complex. The former president’s nod is “what propelled us to where we are today,” she said.
In a state that voted 70 percent for Trump in 2020—the highest tally for any candidate in any state—Cheney fell into disfavor with many constituents for being among the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump and for serving as co-chair of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol breach.
Despite her constituents’ overwhelming support for the former president, Cheney never relented in maintaining that Trump presents a risk to American democracy.
Cheney didn’t hesitate to make that point while addressing supporters in Jackson Hole after conceding the Aug. 16 race, telling supporters she remains committed to preventing Trump from returning to the White House.
“Our nation is barreling again toward crisis, lawlessness and violence,” Cheney said. “No American should support election deniers.”
But while Cheney’s actions and Trump’s endorsement were pivotal in Hageman’s victory, there was also something else on Wyoming voters’ minds—and Hageman warned it is something that incumbents across the country should heed.
“If you are going to claim to live in Wyoming, you better damn well live in Wyoming. If you don’t, we will
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