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Controversy follows Trump comments on ‘training’ guns on ‘war hawk’ Liz Cheney
By Lauren Taylor (Anchor), Jodie Hawkins (Senior Video Producer), Michael Edwards (Video Editor)
Former President Donald Trump is facing backlash after making comments about and insulting one of his most outspoken Republican critics – former congresswoman Liz Cheney. It happened when Trump sat down with former Fox News Host Tucker Carlson at his final campaign event in Arizona Thursday, Oct. 31.
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During the event, they started talking about how Cheney and her father, former Vice President Dick Cheney endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris.
That’s when Trump went after the Cheneys’ stance on war and foreign policy.
“I don’t blame him for sticking with his daughter, but his daughter is a very dumb individual,” Trump said. “She’s a radical war hawk. Let’s put her with a rifle standing there with nine barrels shooting at her, OK? Let’s see how she feels about it, you know, when the guns are trained on her face.”
Trump added, “You know they’re all war hawks when they’re sitting in Washington in a nice building saying gee, well let’s send 10,000 troops right into the mouth of the enemy.”
Liz Cheney responded on X, “This is how dictators destroy free nations. They threaten those who speak against them with death. We cannot entrust our country and our freedom to a petty, vindictive, cruel, unstable man who wants to be a tyrant.”
This is how dictators destroy free nations. They threaten those who speak against them with death. We cannot entrust our country and our freedom to a petty, vindictive, cruel, unstable man who wants to be a tyrant. #Womenwillnotbesilenced #VoteKamala https://t.co/URH5s929Sa
— Liz Cheney (@Liz_Cheney) November 1, 2024
Former Trump aide Alyssa Farah Griffin also weighed in on Trump’s comments.
“It’s unconscionable. I don’t know how Republican leaders, many of whom served with her and consider her a colleague and friend,” Griffin said. “It’s dangerous, it’s escalatory.”
Liz Cheney was on the house committee investigating the January 6th attack on the capitol and voted to impeach Trump.
Trump endorsed her opponent in the 2022 primary, Rep. Harriet Hageman, who ended up winning.
Trump’s campaign has not commented on what Trump said about Cheney Thursday.
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FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP IS FACING BACKLASH AFTER MAKING COMMENTS ABOUT AND INSULTING ONE OF HIS MOST OUTSPOKEN REPUBLICAN CRITICS – FORMER CONGRESSWOMAN LIZ CHENEY.
TRUMP SAT DOWN WITH FORMER FOX HOST TUCKER CARLSON AT HIS FINAL CAMPAIGN EVENT IN ARIZONA THURSDAY NIGHT.
DURING THE EVENT, THEY STARTED TALKING ABOUT HOW CHENEY AND HER FATHER … FORMER VICE PRESIDENT DICK CHENEY ARE ENDORSING VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS.
THAT’S WHEN TRUMP WENT AFTER THE CHENEYS’ STANCE ON WAR AND FOREIGN POLICY APPROACH.
“I don’t blame him for sticking with his daughter … but his daughter is a very dumb individual.. Very dumb (laughter) She’s a radical war hawk. Let’s put her with a rifle standing there with nine barrels shooting at her, OK? Let’s see how she feels about it, you know, when the guns are trained on her face. You know they’re all war hawks when they’re sitting in washington in a nice building saying ‘gee, well let’s send 10,000 troops right into the mouth of the enemy.”
LIZ CHENEY RESPONDED ON “X” SAYING QUOTE …
“THIS IS HOW DICTATORS DESTROY FREE NATIONS. THEY THREATEN THOSE WHO SPEAK AGAINST THEM WITH DEATH. WE CANNOT ENTRUST OUR COUNTRY AND OUR FREEDOM TO A PETTY, VINDICTIVE, CRUEL, UNSTABLE MAN WHO WANTS TO BE A TYRANT.”
LIZ CHENEY WAS ON THE HOUSE COMMITTEE INVESTIGATING THE JANUARY 6TH ATTACK ON THE CAPITOL AND VOTED TO IMPEACH TRUMP.
TRUMP ENDORSED HER OPPONENT IN THE 20-22 PRIMARY, REPRESENTATIVE HARRIET HAGEMAN … WHO ENDED UP WINNING.
TRUMP’S CAMPAIGN HAS NOT COMMENTED ON WHAT TRUMP SAID ABOUT CHENEY THURSDAY.
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