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Former Republican Vice President Dick Cheney will vote for Kamala Harris, his daughter Liz Cheney, a former US consultant, said at The Texas Tribune Festival on Friday.

Liz Cheney, a Wyoming Republican, additionally endorsed Democrat Colin Allred in his race to beat Republican US Sen. Ted Cruz.

Liz Cheney endorsed Harris earlier this week at Duke College. She has been considered one of Donald Trump’s chief critics, calling the previous Republican unfit for workplace for the reason that assault on the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

“Dick Cheney will likely be voting for Kamala Harris,” she mentioned of her father, who served as vice chairman underneath President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2009. “If you consider the second we’re in, and you consider how severe this second is, my dad believes — and he mentioned publicly — there has by no means been a person in our nation who’s as grave a menace to our democracy as Donald Trump is.”

The previous vice chairman confirmed the information in a statement.

“In our nation’s 248-year historical past, there has by no means been a person who’s a higher menace to our republic than Donald Trump. He tried to steal the final election utilizing lies and violence to maintain himself in energy after the voters had rejected him. He can by no means be trusted with energy once more,” he mentioned. “As residents, we every have an obligation to place nation above partisanship to defend our Structure. That’s the reason I will likely be casting my vote for Vice President Kamala Harris.”

Since dropping her Home seat, Liz Cheney has labored to beat again election denialism within the Republican Occasion, in some situations supporting Democrats.

“One of the vital essential issues we have to do as a rustic as we start to rebuild our politics is we have to elect severe individuals,” Liz Cheney mentioned. “Right here in Texas, you guys do have an amazing, severe candidate working for US Senate.”

The viewers erupted in applause chopping Liz Cheney off.

“It is not Ted Cruz,” she mentioned.

She blamed Cruz for main the trouble within the Senate for making an attempt to overturn the election.

“That isn’t anyone to place ready to have the ability to try this once more,” Cheney mentioned.

In formally endorsing Allred, Cheney recalled briefly working with the Democrat in Congress.

“You may not agree on each coverage place, however we want people who find themselves going to serve in good religion,” she mentioned. “And on this race, it’s Colin Allred. And I will be engaged on his behalf.”

Allred welcomed Liz Cheney’s endorsement, calling her a patriot “who repeatedly places nation over celebration as a result of she believes within the significance of defending our democracy.”

“I’m so honored to have her assist,” he said on X“Within the Senate, I’ll work throughout celebration traces to get issues completed for Texas.”

A spokesperson for Cruz known as Liz Cheney “the poster little one of flip-flopping, is endorsing Colin Allred.”

“Two years in the past, the voters of Wyoming overwhelmingly rejected her, identical to the voters of Texas will overwhelmingly reject Colin Allred this November,” the Cruz marketing campaign mentioned. “However hey, distress loves firm.”

Liz Cheney’s feedback got here simply days earlier than Harris is scheduled to satisfy Trump at a debate.

Liz Cheney mentioned Trump would “present the American individuals who he” and his working mate JD Vance are, she mentioned. “That is my diplomatic approach of claiming it: They’re mysoginistic pigs.”

She believes girls will likely be turned off.

“On the finish of the day I feel that ladies round this nation, we have had sufficient,” she mentioned.

Since Liz Cheney endorsed Harris, there was hypothesis she would be part of a future Harris administration.

“I’m not targeted on that,” she mentioned, “I’m very a lot targeted on we have now to guarantee that we defeat Donald Trump in November.”

The Trump marketing campaign didn’t instantly reply.

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