Liz Cheney 'thinking about' White House run after primary loss, vows to do 'whatever it takes' to defeat Trump
Liz Cheney told NBC's "Today" show she’s ‘thinking about’ a White House bid after her primary loss and would do ‘whatever it takes’ to keep Trump out of power.
WASHINGTON — Fresh off her congressional primary loss, Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., said Wednesday that she plans to be part of a bipartisan coalition whose goal is to ensure former President Donald Trump never holds office again.
"I believe that Donald Trump continues to pose a very grave threat and risk to our republic. And I think that defeating him is going to require a broad and united front of Republicans, Democrats and independents, and that’s what I intend to be a part of," she said in an exclusive interview with Savannah Guthrie on NBC's "TODAY" show.
She reiterated that she will be doing “whatever it takes” to keep Trump from returning to the Oval Office in future elections. Overnight, Cheney formed a new leadership political action committee called "The Great Task," an aide confirmed to NBC. She filed with the Federal Election Commission to transfer remaining cash from her federal campaign account to the new PAC. At the end of July, she had more than $7 million cash on hand, according to FEC filings.
NBC News projected Tuesday night that Cheney, former chairwoman of the House Republican Conference and the elder daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, lost her Republican primary to Trump-backed candidate Harriet Hageman.
With 99% of the vote in Wednesday, Hageman led Cheney by about 37 percentage points.
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