Liz Cheney, formerly the third-highest-ranking Republican in the House of Representatives, said on Wednesday that she plans to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris, citing the “danger that Donald Trump poses.”
In remarks made at Duke University, the daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney said the stakes were too high to sit the election out.
“As a conservative, as someone who believes in and cares about the Constitution, I have thought deeply about this, and because of the danger that Donald Trump poses, not only am I not voting for Donald Trump, but I will be voting for Kamala Harris,” Cheney said, per CNN.
Cheney, who in July argued that she believed the Trump-Vance ticket posed even more of a risk to democracy than the previous Trump term, reportedly called on North Carolina residents and other swing state voters to weigh the risks before casting a ballot.
The Wyoming Republican voted in 2021 to impeach then-President Donald Trump for his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, causing her to lose her seat in 2022 in a primary challenge from a Trump-backed opponent, a victory celebrated by MAGA Republicans.
The former Rep. previously told CBS that she viewed a Republican majority in 2024 as a “threat” to the Constitution.
Cheney joins a growing group of high-profile Republicans to back Harris, including the son of late Senator John McCain and Arizona mayor John Giles, who endorsed Harris at an August rally and leads the Republicans for Harris group.