Liz Cheney: Yes, I’m “Contemplating A Third Party Run”

The Washington Post reports:

Liz Cheney, one of the most vociferous critics of Donald Trump in the Republican Party, says she is weighing whether to mount her own third-party candidacy for the White House, as she vows to do “whatever it takes” to prevent the former president from returning to office.

“Several years ago, I would not have contemplated a third-party run,” Cheney said in a Monday interview with The Washington Post.

But, she said, “I happen to think democracy is at risk at home, obviously, as a result of Donald Trump’s continued grip on the Republican Party, and I think democracy is at risk internationally as well.”

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Liz Cheney says she is weighing whether to mount her own third-party candidacy for the White House, as she vows to do “whatever it takes” to prevent former president Donald Trump from returning to office. https://t.co/292HwnCjab

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