Former Vice President Dick Cheney said in a statement he will vote for Vice President Kamala Harris in this year’s presidential election, with the lifelong Republican pledging his support for Harris just two days after his daughter, former Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., said she would also vote for the Democratic nominee.
Cheney pledged his vote for Harris on Friday. (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)
Cheney said U.S. citizens “have a duty to put our country above partisanship to defend our Constitution,” citing that—and a rebuke of former President Donald Trump— as the reason he will vote for Harris.
Cheney blasted Trump as a “threat to our republic,” citing Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election.
The former vice president’s show of support follows an interview his daughter had with The Texas Tribune on Friday in which she said her father would vote for Harris.
Liz said during a Wednesday appearance at Duke University she will vote for Harris, also citing the “danger that Donald Trump poses” as the reason for her endorsement.
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