Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) stated Wednesday that residents, courts, media and elected officers would now function the “guardrails of democracy” after former President Trump resoundingly gained a second time period.
“Our nation’s democratic system functioned final night time and now we have a brand new President-elect,” Cheney, a prominent critic of the former president, wrote on social platform X. “All Individuals are sure, whether or not we like the result or not, to simply accept the outcomes of our elections.”
“We now have a special responsibility, as citizens of the greatest nation on earth, to do everything we can to support and defend our Constitution, preserve the rule of law, and ensure that our institutions hold over these coming four years,” she continued. “Citizens across this country, our courts, members of the press and those serving in our federal, state and local governments must now be the guardrails of democracy.”
Trump was projected the winner early Wednesday over Vice President Harris. He clinched key swing states Georgia, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Nevada — and may very well be on monitor to win the final two remaining battleground states of Michigan and Arizona.
Cheney’s feud with Trump is private — she misplaced her management spot as Home GOP Convention chair in 2021 after being outspoken in opposition to Trump’s baseless claims in regards to the 2020 election. She additionally sat on the Home choose committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol.
That prompted Trump to endorse a main challenger to her, and Cheney misplaced reelection throughout the GOP main throughout the 2022 midterms. The previous lawmaker and her father, former GOP Vice President Dick Cheney, endorsed Harris earlier this yr.
Republicans additionally loved an excellent night time within the Senate the place they flipped and expanded management of the higher chamber, defeating crimson state Democrat Sens. Jon Tester (Mont.) and Sherrod Brown (Ohio).
Management over the Home has but to be decided, although Democrats might make inroads in New York and flip a number of seats.
