Former Republican Representative Liz Cheney finds herself in the hot seat for slamming Trump supporters, a stark contrast to her previous support for Donald Trump, as reported by Raw Story on Thursday, December 14, 2023.
While Cheney is hailed as a Republican icon challenging Donald Trump, a New York Times columnist questions this narrative, highlighting her prior backing of Trump, including voting for him in 2020.
In her latest book, Oath and Honor, Cheney criticizes her former colleagues as enablers and collaborators of Trump, whom she now dubs the most dangerous man ever to inhabit the Oval Office.
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However, New York Times columnist Carlos Lozada points out Cheney’s pre-January 6 allegiance to Trump, questioning why her warnings now were not evident earlier, given her support for him.
Lozada argues that Oath and Honor should address more than just the events of 2020 and January 6th, as the consequences of a potential second Trump term extend beyond his initial actions.
Instead of explaining her 2020 vote for Trump, Cheney directs her criticism towards fellow conservatives who didn’t distance themselves from him post-Capitol riots.
Lozada stresses that Trump’s disruptive tactics spanned his entire presidency, not just its final weeks, emphasizing that history didn’t start with the Capitol violence in January 2021.
Cheney’s assertion that a certain segment of the Republican Party remains unconvinced by evidence is acknowledged by Lozada but deemed unhelpful.
Once a believer in the country’s constitutional principles, Cheney shifted her perspective on January 6, 2021, according to Lozada.
He critiques Oath and Honor as overly narrow and sometimes curiously uncurious about Cheney’s delayed rejection of Trump, despite being among his vocal conservative critics.
Lozada heeds Cheney’s caution about elected Republicans but urges her to delve deeper, concluding with a chilling reference to Trump’s recent flirtation with dictatorship.
Cheney’s political journey faced challenges after her vote to impeach Trump, losing her 2022 re-election bid amid rising pro-Trump sentiment in her party.
Nevertheless, Cheney contemplates a third-party White House run in 2024, citing Trump as a threat to democracy and the United States, with a decision expected in the coming months.
