MP Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) Popped up a list Wednesday night of the biggest threats facing the country, ranging from government regulation to inflation. But one threat is above all others, warned former President Donald Trump. “Right now we are facing a domestic threat we have never faced before – and this is a former president trying to unravel the foundations of our constitutional democracy,” said Cheney of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California. . . A outspoken critic of Trump, Cheney rebuked members of the Republican Party for saying they had become “willing hostages of this dangerous and irrational man.” Now, he said, they have a choice. “Republicans can not be as loyal to Donald Trump as they are to the Constitution,” he said. The statement was received with applause. Cheney’s remarks come as the House of Representatives select committee on Jan. 6 holds hearings to investigate the deadly attack on the Capitol and how Trump and his allies tried to overthrow the 2020 election. take a leading role in research. Once a rising star in the GOP, Cheney’s criticism of Trump has come at a great political cost. She was ousted from her leadership role last year because she challenged Trump’s false allegations that the election had been rigged and was later ousted by the Wyoming Republicans. Cheney is also facing a tough battle in her fight to retain her seat in Congress. In the face of a Trump-backed challenger, Cheney is seeking to attract Democratic voters, the Washington Post reported. Liz Cheney intends to recruit Democratic crossovers in her qualifiers At Wednesday’s event, a series of speakers entitled “A Time For Choosing” hosted by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute, Cheney said the threat to American democracy was growing and the country was “on the brink of an abyss.” “As the full picture unfolds with the Jan. 6 commission, it has become clear that the efforts overseen and participated in by Donald Trump were even more creepy and threatening than we could have imagined,” he said, citing recent testimony. Trump wanted to lead the armed mob to the Capitol last year. The bomber struck shortly after noon in front of a White House hearing, with Cassidy Hutchinson, a former aide to White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, in attendance. Cheney praised Hutchinson, saying “her bravery and patriotism yesterday were awesome. Trump has denied Hutchinson’s allegations. Cassidy Hutchinson’s course from a trusted person to an explosive witness Since the hearings began this month, Cheney has stressed that the GOP is facing a crossroads, telling fellow Republicans that some in his party are “defending the defenseless” and that “one day Donald Trump will leave, but the your dishonesty will remain. “ He repeated this issue on Wednesday. “No party, no people and no nation can defend and perpetuate a constitutional democracy if it accepts a leader who has fought for the rule of law, the democratic process or the peaceful transfer of power – by the constitution itself.” said Cheney.
