He added: “We are now embracing a cult of personality. I will not be part of it, and I will defend my oath and I will defend the truth.” Cheney is set to face Trump-backed Harriet Hagman, a former Republican member of the Wyoming National Committee, and three other Republicans in the primary for the state’s only seat in the US House of Representatives. Opponents have attacked Cheney for her role as one of only two Republicans on the House panel investigating the US Capitol uprising and have denied the importance of the investigation. Cheney attacked the debate early on, noting that Hageman’s campaign had hired the consulting firm of Bill Stepien, a former director of Trump’s campaign. Stephen, Cheney said, had told the commission he was happy to be part of the “normal team” after Trump’s defeat in the 2020 election, as Trump and some of his allies began spreading lies and conspiracy theories. to the voters. “I would be interested to know if my opponent, Mrs Hagemann, is willing or not to say here tonight that the election was not stolen. She knows it has not been stolen,” Cheney said. However, Cheney said that would cost him the support of Hageman Trump. “If he says it was not stolen, he will not support it,” she said. Hageman has made a number of false allegations about the 2020 election, citing “2000 Mules,” which circulates conspiracy theories about “Zuckerberg” and “Zuckerberg money” – a reference to donations from Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. and his wife, Priscilla Chan. , to help local election officials tackle the coronavirus pandemic. “The truth matters,” Cheney said. “And the allegations made by Ms. Hagemann about the 2020 election are the same allegations that the president’s attorney, Rudy Giuliani, has been denied,” he said, referring to the suspension of Giuliani in New York by a New York court. . who found that he had made “proven false and misleading statements” about the 2020 elections. “It’s just not true. It is not true that there was enough fraud to change the results of the 2020 elections. The Attorney General himself said that, the Deputy Attorney General himself said that and, I mean, the President Trump – President Trump’s campaign director said this, President Trump’s adviser to the White House said it, President Trump’s own family said it.
